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New Venue To Boost The Motor Show
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Many Firsts, Innovations At The Components Show
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- Automotive Testing Expo India 2016
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MANN+Hummel Drives Continued Momentum
Achates Power Likely To Sell OpposedPiston Engines By 2020
CORPORATE
INTERVIEW
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IMPRESSIONS
7 EDITORIAL - Promising Growth
10 TRAILBLAZING TRENDS - Visionary Ideas
12 PEOPLE
- Allison Transmission Names Graziosi As President - Federal-Mogul Motorparts Appoints Philip Halberg As Sr VP Commercial Strategy - GM India Appoints Sternberg As VP - Aftersales - Noble Is Vice- President, Eaton – Manufacturing, Vehicle Group - Ogi Redzic ToAccelerate Renault-Nissan Connected Car, Mobility Initiatives
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- MANN+Hummel Drives Continued Momentum - Global MRV Introduces Embedded PEMS For Onboard Emission Analysis - Denso Focuses On High Performance Products - Grundfos Pumping Solutions Help Automotive Industry Go Green - TVS Motor Launches New Victor, Apache RTR 200 - Pricol Unveils New Brand Identity, Targets Rs 3,000 Cr Revenue By 2020
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- Lear Provides More Functionality With Less Electronics in Vehicles - Achates Power Likely To Sell Opposed-Piston Engines By 2020
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- Manatec Lines Up Exciting Launches At Auto Expo New Delhi
- Renault-Nissan Alliance In India Produces One Million Vehicles
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GLEANINGS India - Mahindra Launches KUV 100
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- No Big Shock In Store For Automotive Aftermarket
- Auto Expo 2016 – Motor Show To Unveil New Vehicles, Components Show Will Have 1500 Participants
- Council Promotes Car Care Awareness, Keen To Enter India
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ALLIED INDUSTRIES - Triangle Tyre To Go Global
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SPECIAL REPORT - Eaton Provides Sustainable Solutions To Automotive Industry
- NAIAS Showcases Innovation In Transportation Technology - Kia Reveals Images Of Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle - Johnson Control’s New Automotive Seating Unit To Be Named Adient - Renault-Nissan To Launch Range Of Autonomous Vehicles In 4 Years - Jeep Celebrates 75th Year With Special Editions - Eaton Introduces New Self-Adjusting Clutches For Aftermarket - Schaeffler Makes Million UniAir Actuators For Tigershark Engines - Valvoline Launches 150th Commemorative Year - Sixty One Vehicles Earn Top IIHS Safety Ratings - ZF Shaping Next Decade Of Efficient, Autonomous Driving - Continental Fares Well In 2015 - Force 1 V10 Debuts At NAIAS As New American Supercar - Consumers Want Self-Enabling Cars, New Ownership Models: IBM Study
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ebruary has been the most sought-after by the Indian automotive manufacturers for the past four years as both the editions of Auto Expo - the Motor Show, and the Components Show - are held in this month in alternate years. In between, the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) organises its edition of Automechanika. These make the month important for the automotive industry in the country. The forthcoming shows are more significant as the industry is recuperating from the recent slumber induced by the slowdown in the global economy and poor market sentiments. Many countries have reported encouraging growth in 2015 fuelled by the fall in gas prices, rise in miles-driven, and increased replacements of vehicles. This scenario is visible in India also. According to a report, the incremental growth of the automotive industry in India during the first ten months of the current fiscal was primarily driven by the new vehicle models. Going by the same trend the next fiscal should be better for the country. Almost all the vehicle makers in every segment - two wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles - are gearing up to present something ‘new’ in the Auto Expo in New Delhi to be held during the first week of February 2016. The auto components industry also is gaining momentum with increased sales in both the domestic and export markets. Though a few large players are off the show, the existing players are set to draw good number of business visitors from India and abroad. The trend is promising in all sectors. Wish you all a Good Show. The cover story of this issue is on the forthcoming Automotive Testing Expo in Chennai in April, 2016. Many vehicle manufacturers are looking at India as a hub for manufacturing compact cars for the world market and also as a co-development centre for various kinds of vehicles. This gives automotive testing increased focus in India. Several solutions are customised by integrating a few operations to optimise cost. The story gives information on the evolution of the test systems to match the emerging requirements of the global automotive industry. Some of the large corporations in the auto components space like Lear, Denso, Grundfos, Mann+Hummel and others also are featured in this edition. Hope you will enjoy the issue. Wish You Happy Reading. Kurian Abraham Editor-in-Chief
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Trailblazing Trends
Visionary Ideas
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wo major exhibitions shook the automotive industry with several inventions that can become part of vehicles soon. These are the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) held in Detroit and the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016). While the NAIAS is directly connected to the automotive industry, the CES is a show on consumer electronics. However, a lot of automotive companies have been taking part in it for the past couple of editions focussing on electrification, digitalisation and piloted driving. The electronics industry has several solutions for the automotive industry and for all kinds of vehicles. CES 2016 had almost 500 companies showcasing automotive technologies. Vehicle manufacturers also are not keeping away. Some of them take CES as a platform to announce their plans, especially for automated / connected cars. Volkswagen presented two ground-breaking, progressive cars: The zero-emission BUDD-e van, and the e-Golf Touch, which is also an electric vehicle. Kia announced its 2020/2030 vision for automated driving while BMW showcased Air-touch revolutionary air gestures and GM revealed its investment in Lyft. In a ground-breaking collaboration, Volvo Cars, POC, the manufacturer of protective gravity sports gear, and Ericsson presented an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists for the first time. No car manufacturer has so far put a stake in the ground to help address the problem by using Connected Safety technology. 10 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
By T Murrali
Continental has demonstrated how ‘Holistic Connectivity’ transforms evolutionary changes in vehicles to a revolutionary mobility experience.
Obviously the goal of MOTOBOT is to be able to beat MotoGP world champion rider Valentino Rossi’s lap times around a racetrack.
Turing OS
For more than 40 years, SRI has been at the forefront of robotics R&D, from applied research to the design of advanced prototypes and product development. MOTOBOT fuses Yamaha Motor’s technology gained from developing motorcycles and industrial robots with SRI’s expertise in developing humanoid robots that operate far more efficiently than current humanoid robotic platforms.
A real trailblazing trend in the recently concluded CES was that of robots. Turing Robot brought out a unified hardware and software product solution plan via Turing Operating Solution (OS). Turing OS makes it possible for robots to receive and understand precisely the external information, such as voices, visuals, texts and body movements delivered in multimode, like humans. It also enables robots to express variable information, perform multimode reaction to external information received and achieve humanoid communication ability. Turing OS can recognise positive and negative emotions of human beings. It can also judge from the dominant and recessive factors in those emotions. This means that robots can recognise whether its communicator is glad or sad, and decide the level of his happiness and sorrow based on the information from the communicator. Therefore, one has to be careful while dealing with this robot!
MOTOBOT After talking and walking, it is time for ‘riding’ for the machine man. SRI International and Yamaha Motor Company have announced their collaboration for the development of MOTOBOT, the first autonomous motorcycleriding humanoid robot. MOTOBOT is designed to ride like a person to aid development of future motorcycles, improve motorcycle safety, and push the limits of what is possible in design and performance.
New Concepts Coming to NAIAS, the wayfinding app it developed along with IBM made the show itself special and stayed connected as it became the first auto show to launch an interactive show floor to find the way. There was no dearth of new concepts from the vehicle manufacturers. However, there were a few very interesting ones from suppliers of components and even raw materials. Posco, Korea’s leading steel maker, staged the worldwide debut of its Posco Body Concept for Electric Vehicles. The company used advanced high-strength steel along with new forming processes to create the Body Concept for Electric Vehicles, which offers more advantages than the existing constructs for EVs. It is lighter, stronger, more eco-friendly and cost-effective. There were several innovations to report. I had to cherry pick due to space constraint. Innovations will continue. See you next month with more trailblazing trends.
PEOPLE
Allison Transmission Names Graziosi As President APA Bureau
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llison Transmission Holdings Inc. announced that David S Graziosi, currently Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to the additional role of President. Allison Transmission is the world’s largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium and heavyduty commercial vehicles and is a leader in hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses. Graziosi joined Allison in November 2007 as Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, shortly after the company’s sale by General Motors to The Carlyle Group and Onex Corporation. In his expanded role, Graziosi will oversee Operations and Purchasing, Quality and Reliability, Legal/Corporate Affairs andCommunications/Internal Audit, Human Resources, and Information
Systems and Services, in addition to continuing responsibility for Financial and Treasuryactivities. “I’m pleased to name Dave as President of Allison Transmission in recognition of the significant contributions he has made to the company and to acknowledge the wider role he already plays in our success,” Lawrence E Dewey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Allison Transmission, said. “Since joining Allison Transmission in 2007, Dave has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a clear understanding of our company and our industry as a whole. He is an important member of the executive management team and is regularly engaged with his colleagues on issues in their functionalareas. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Dave in the years ahead.”
David S Graziosi
Graziosi said: “I am honoured to be named President of Allison Transmission. We have achieved significant accomplishments over the last eight years and will continue expanding our reach as we build on our 100-year history. I lookforward to working closely with Larry and the rest of the management team inmy expanded role.” Graziosiearned a Bachelor of Science in business economics from the State Universityof New York and an MBA in Finance from Rutgers.
Federal-Mogul Motorparts Appoints Halberg As Sr VP - Commercial Strategy APA Bureau
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“Combining Phil’s significant ederal-Mogul Motorparts has announced the appointment leadership and expertise in the of Philip Halberg to the newly automotive aftermarket with a crosscreated position of Senior Vice functional approach will allow us President, Commercial Strategy, to most effectively North America, effective January leverage 1, 2016. Halberg will report to CEO Dan Ninivaggi and lead a our recent strategic cross-functional team consisting of product management, sales, investments in regional marketing and customer service, to develop and implement North full product line American commercial strategy. distribution This team will work, together with the company’s training centres, improved IT and category insights groups, to develop regionally-focused infrastructure, ‘Tech First’ strategies that maximize local market connectivity and deliver on initiatives, Philip Halberg brand key corporate initiatives. 12 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
development and product innovation,” said Ninivaggi. “We are positioning our field team to maximise effectiveness across the various channels of distribution, while improving customer satisfaction and driving growth for our channel partners.” Halberg joined Federal-Mogul in 2011 as Director - Business Development, North America, and was promoted in 2014 to Vice President, Strategic Accounts, North America. Halberg received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Houghton College in Houghton, New York, and a master’s degree in business administration from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Noble Is Vice-President, GM India Appoints Eaton -Manufacturing, Vehicle Group Sternberg As
Vice-President, Aftersales APA Bureau
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eneral Motors India has
announced the appointment of Markus Sternberg as Vice-President, Aftersales, General Motors India.Based out of the company’s headquarters in Gurgaon, Sternberg will be responsible for leading the Aftersales organisation and giving customers a world-class experience. He will be reporting to KaherKazem, President and Managing Director of General Motors India. Commenting on the new appointment, KaherKazem said: “The appointment of Markus further strengthens our commitment to the Indian market to offer world-class vehicles along with delivering world-class experience that our customers expect and deserve. Markus has a consistent record of high performance and brings in valuable knowledge of customer needs and preferences”. Sternberg carries a rich profile of over 26 years of global experience in the automotive and engineering industries, including a four-year stint at GM USA and GM Daewoo Korea as Regional Manager Parts and Service and Managing Director for Aftersales, respectively. On his new role Markus Sternberg said: “I am very excited to take on this new responsibility at this important stage for GM in India. It will be truly exciting to take on the challenges in this new role. I feel confident that my past experience of working in the automotive space will support GM’s growth strategy and longterm commitment to India.” Markus studied Mechanical Engineering with focus on Automotive Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. 14 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
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ower management company Eaton has named Stephen Noble as Vice-President, Manufacturing, Vehicle Group, reporting to Ken Davis, President, Vehicle Group.He will be based in Galesburg, Michigan. Noble most recently served as VicePresident, Operations, for Eaton’s Hydraulics business in Istanbul, Turkey. “Stephen’s success in key roles at Eaton along with his range of experiences in operational and strategic roles makes him the right person to lead our manufacturing function throughout the world,” Davis said. “I am especially pleased to have Stephen back with the Vehicle Group given his many years with the business. His knowledge of our business and understanding of our strategy will serve us well.”
Noble joined Eaton in 1983 as an industrial engineering apprentice for the Axle and Brake Division in the UK, and has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility including plant manager for the Kings Mountain, North Carolina, transmission facility and general manager, Off-Highway Drivelines in Brazil. Prior to his most recent role, Noble was vicepresident, Operational Excellence, Quality, and Environmental Health and Safety, for the Vehicle Group. Noble holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor’s degree in business studies from Bolton University in Manchester, UK.
Ogi Redzic To Accelrate Renault-Nissan Connected Car, Mobility Initiatives APA Bureau
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he Renault-Nissan Alliance has hired technology executive Ogi Redzic to lead the global car group’s connected car initiative as Alliance Senior Vice- President, Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services.He will jointly report to Nissan Chief Competitive Officer HirotoSaikawa and Renault Chief Competitive Officer Thierry Bollore. Redzic, 45, joins Renault-Nissan after positions at Nokia, NAVTEQ, Motorola, and at wireless communication start-up cyberPIXIE. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, Automotive at Nokia HERE, where he led the Automotive Business Group. In this role, he managed a team of more than
600 people on five continents, with major development centres in Germany and the US. Redzic, whose new role is effective immediately, will be based in Paris and oversee teams in Renault’s TechnoCentre in France and Nissan Technical Center in Atsugi, Japan. He will be responsible for accelerating the validation process for connectivity applications so customers can experience it across all Alliance brands.
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MANN+Hummel Drives Continued Momentum By T Murrali
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he MANN+Hummel Group, a leading filtration solutions provider and original equipment supplier to the international automotive and mechanical engineering industries,has presented a full range of advanced Purolator and MANN-Filter vehicle filtration products at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo. The company has introduced an array of new products for retail, led by PurolatorBOSS, a groundbreaking new oil filter that provides maximum engine protection, and as an exclusive, industry-first packaging design, bold, modern branding and a renewed promise: “Nothing Gets By Us.” The company has also unveiled FreciousPlus line of advanced cabin air filters with innovative technologies that trap and bind allergens, preventing the growth of bacteria, molds and fungi. “Led by the continued vitality of our sales in the US and North America, the global filtration market is expected to grow at an average rate above six percent through 2023,” Manfred Wolf, President and General Manager of MANN+Hummel’s automotive and industrial business units, said. “Our continued filtration leadership will be fuelled by nurturing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement here in North America, reflected byour ongoing investments in world-class manufacturing operations, advanced engineering capabilities, and our North Carolina Innovation Centre.”
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Indian Market Is Very Important In a special interaction with T Murrali of AutoParts Asia, Manfred Wolf,President and General Manager, automotive and industrial business units, Mann+ Hummel Gmbh, spoke about the India operations and plans for the aftermarket. The excerpts:
Q: Tell us about your India operations? Wolf: In India we are represented from 200506; it was a slow and difficult start. We have started a JV with Bosch which has since been discontinuedwith the company taking over a place for the replacement business. In the last two years we have made very good progress in products and projects being awarded to us for the OE business fromMaruti, Tata Motors and others. More orders will come to us by 201718 as it is a start-up phase now. That will certainly improve our position in the Indian market. Despite a
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slowdown and dip we regard the Indian market as a very important one. I don’t want to compare the Indian and Chinese markets. We want to be present in both. The replacement business for us in India is moredifficult. It is very fragmented. We don’t have the full range for the market but it will improve with a stronger OE presence. Q: What stops you from enhancing the range? A: We have decided that in the replacement business we will focus, for the time being, very much on the European business. This is difficult because there are many significant import duties but it is a segment where we can be immediately successful. We will expand the range, particularly on air filter elements. We have started production near Delhi. We will also sell these in the replacement market; so it is a steady increase. A full-scale
attack on the market with hundreds of types of air filters, fuel filters, liquid filters and cabin filters is not attractive for. We will take them step by step to make good progress. Q: Why is it not attractive for you? A: The quantities are too small and we do not have the distribution set-up as yet. Particularly in the aftermarket it takes a while to convince customers to change from one brand to the other. Q: Have you got a road map for penetration into the aftermarket? A: Yes, there is a road map. We are happy that we have now reached a phase where we earn some money in the aftermarket. Based on this we are now expanding the range as per the OE presence and for significant volumes on the aftermarket side.
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Global MRV Introduces
Embedded PEMS For Onboard Emission Analysis
By T Murrali
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he New York–based Global MRV (Measure, Report, Verify), a provider of Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS), has introduced the first on-board permanently embedded Micro PEMS that reports all regulated vehicle emissions and performance system data all the time. Called ‘Firefly’, the PEMS provides continuous analysis of diesel or internal combustion engine emissions. It can be installed on every vehicle permanently, Jeremy Burne, Marketing Director for Global MRV, told AutoParts Asia. “This is something that fleet owners can use and get real-time emission data streamed up to the cloud for analysis. It also features telematics, GPS, and gas analysers to ascertain whether the driver is driving too fast or slow, which truck is polluting the most etc. This could be a tool that OEMs or regulators might want to incorporate in vehicles because now it is possible to measure real time emissions on individual vehicles permanently. Global MRV has been in the business of manufacturing PEMS for over 15 years. It is used to measure carbon and other critical air pollutants from mobile sources like motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, construction equipment, ships and others in real world driving. PEMS is used by various clients: OEMs, engineering facilities, test laboratories, engineering development companies that develop new engine or powertrain technologies, and all who want to
Jeremy Burne with his team
measure the real emissions coming from the tailpipe of the vehicle. This analysis can be used to determine different drive cycles, different engine configurations, what happens when different fuels are used etc. There are different units depending on what level of gases, including diesel particulates, are to be measured, he said. There are four different configurations depending on what the clients might want. PEMS will show the flow of pollutants in grams a second. It will also indicate particulate measurement for diesel engines and ammonia.
Suitable For OEMs, Regulators “The OEMs can use `Friefly’ either way, before or after. They can make it a permanent installation feature of their vehicles. The target cost for this is around $500 a unit. It depends on the scale and volume, if the volume is more the price comes down. Eventually, it could be mandatory on every vehicle,” Burne said. He said the data that come in could be used by the fleet operator, the regulator or the insurance companies. “How all that big data coming in can be used is for the customer to decide. A fleet operator,
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for example, may not be interested in every grain of data on what is going on in the vehicle but does want to know when it passes certain threshold. A regulator will want to know when the vehicle is spiking which means there is a problem. The software can be customised for the end-user and the software interface depends on what the customer wants. It can be applied to passenger cars, trucks or any kind of vehicle.”
Need-based Configuration “The PEMS can be pre-configured according to the needs of the endusers. “This means that whatever a customer is looking for like rpm versus CO, or driver’s behaviour etc. can either be configured by the end-user or we can configure it or both together, different options are available. We knew people would want to see more instantaneous data, so we wanted to show the customer what can be done on each trip he takes, he said. “The embedded ‘Friefly’ can give engine information and can compare different types of engines. It is used to give owners a warning on potential problems by measuring emissions, in conjunction with ECU information and GPS, so that they can take preventive action to avoid a catastrophic failure,”Burne said.
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Grundfos Pumping Solutions Help Automotive Industry Go Green By T Murrali
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rundfos India, a leading pump manufacturer in the country, is planning to focus on the pretreatment and painting (CED coating) applications of the automotive industry. The pumps manufactured by the company are already deployed in paint booths as in the case of end suction (NB/NK) single and double mech-seal pumps, vertical multistage pumps, dosing pumps and submersible pumps. The company, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Grundfos Holdings, has been offering a wide range of innovative pump solutions that can enhance the energy efficiency drive in the manufacturing plant. The advanced E-solutions programme offered by Grundfoscan optimise processes and reduce energy consumption, up to 50 percent for some applications.According to a study, pumps worldwide consume about 10 percent of the total electricity generated in the world. Therefore, Grundfos resolved to make new products that are five percent lighter and three percent more energy efficient than the present ones.
Automotive Facilities There are about 3,500 pumps of different capacities in a passenger car plant having a capacity to make one million units a year. These pumps are deployed in several places including cooling towers, pressure boosters, water treatment, presses, heat exchanges, welding lines, chiller pressure boosters, shunt chiller and others. Of these, about one third will be procured directly by the vehicle manufacturers for different operations, about 50 percent will be from OE suppliers of machines and equipment and the rest will be through contractors deployed for commissioning the plant. About 30 percent of the total number of pumps is in the paint booth. When the vehicle manufacturers began to 20 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
calculate the amount of water and power consumed per car, energyefficient pumps became important. The water consumed per car is contained to about 500 to 600 litres from about 2,000 litres during the 1970’s.
the company is currently focussing on pre-treatment and painting, he said. “We are a recent entrant and we are in auto part companies like Autolek, Uniparts, India Forge, Jost Auto Components, Atul Auto, and Capparo”, he added.
Energy Efficiency
Grundfos is recognised for its customised solutions and its comprehensive range of products that cater to various industrial requirements. Automobile giants like Tata Motors and Renault Nissan Alliance have implemented the technologically advanced Grundfos pumps at their state-of-the-art manufacturing plants.
“There is a significant increase in costs due to energy intake in the area of vehicle production every year. Our expert solutions and products are accurate, reliable and energy efficient and can assist the automobile companies to drive in a greener future,” Shankar Rajaram, Head, Industry, North and South, Grundfos India, said. Building on its strengths
Presenting a case study, Rajaram said one of its customers,Thysenkrupp based in Nashik, could save about 60 percent of energy by replacing the conventional 148 kW pump with Grundfos’ 90 kW pump. The investment towards replacing the old pumps were amortised in about 11 months, he said. Similarly ISRO could save about 20 percent on energy cost in condenser and chilled water pumps.
Wide Range
Shankar Rajaram
Grundfos India has a wide range of products for all applications of the automotive industry, from machining area to assembly line. The company assembles a cumulative volume of about 80,000 units a year. The horizontal multistage Centrifugal
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Modular pump (CEM) is compact in design and can be used to make multiple configurations. It has a wide performance range and is highly reliable. The CR pump range is an elementary pump which is utilized in almost any industrial solution. Energy efficiency and greater performance define this pump’s prowess. NB/NK pumps are designed and built for industrial applications and come with a variety of carefully considered technical features. The stainless steel variants make it attractive to a broader group. Unhindered liquid flow, no leakage and better corrosion resistance are the key advantages. SEG pumps are developed to ensure no clogging and minimise downtime costs while maintaining performance. Effective grinder system and unique clamp connection are the key benefits. On the other hand the SE pumps are technically more advanced with efficient single-channel or Vortex impellers which reduce the hazard of clogging. The value offered is maximum up-time and low operating costs. Oxiperm DTS is easily installable and apt for water treatment. It is an efficient, compact chlorine dioxide preparation solution used for disinfection applications in cooling systems and warm water cycles. Hydro Booster pumps built on the world’s number one multistage centrifugal pumps handle the most difficult boosting jobs with ease and accuracy. Efficient and servicefriendly, it can be used wherever additional pressure is required. MTB pumps are specially designed to transport fluids with ingredients 22 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
of machining chips and abrasive particles. MTH, MTS & MTR range pumps are vertical single multistage centrifugal pumps created for pumping of cooling lubricants for machine tools and similar application. Flexible length is a highlight feature. Machine Tool pumps are immiscible pumps that are based on a combination of superior materials and state-of-the-art technology and aims at maximum efficiency, reliability and ease of service. The automotive industry that depends heavily on the machine tool industry, has several applications incorporating these pumps. Machine tool pump models such as MTR,MTH,MTA,MTS,SPK,CRK to name a few, are popular among the automotive industry customers. These comprehensive range of pumping solutions cater to various applications such as Water supply/ Pressure boosting, Wastewater, Water treatment & Disinfection system, Firefighting, Boiler feed, Cooling & Heating, Energy audit, Machine tool, Filtration, Part washer, Chiller, Process water, Surface cleaning & Painting. Being energy efficient and reliable is one of the major demands of the automobile manufacturers. The new plants are introducing energy efficient solutions that support in minimising production cost and reduce carbon emissions in the manufacturing process. There is a need to adopt and engage in an array of energy-saving activities in manufacturing vehicles. Grundfos India holds over 60 percent market share in the auto industry.
On an average about 25 percent of the parts are localised. The India operations reported a turnover of ₹384 crore last year with about four percent coming from exports to Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives. About 12 percent of the revenue comes from automotive industry. The company currently caters to several customers in the automotive space including Ashok Leyland, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Mahindra, Nissan, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar, Volvo, Volkswagen, Bosch, Delphi, Motherson, Makino and Mazak.
Global Presence Grundfos holds about 60 percent market share in the machine tools industry in the world. Founded in 1945 Grundfos makes about 16 million pumps a year in the power range from 20 watts up to 1 megawatt. Present in 56 countries, the company reported a turnover of about € 3.12 billion in 2014. Grundfos operates in four regions – Americas, China, APAC and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). With 12 sales office and two production plants, APAC contributes about one sixth of the global revenues to Grundfos. The global company still gets the lion’s share from Europe, followed by Americas and China. The company makes circulator pumps, water booster pumps, submersible pumps, dosing and industrial pumps. Grundfos claims to be the largest centrifugal pump manufacturer in the world holding nine percent market share. The global company spends about five percent of the turnover on research and development.
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Denso Focuses On High Performance Products
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enso Products and Services Americas Inc., a division of the leading global automotive supplierDenso Corp, has showcased its engine air, oil and cabin air filters at the recentlyconcluded Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), in Las Vegas. The company is expanding its extensive selection of filters by adding more part numbers in the coming year to cover nearly all cars and light-duty trucks on the road. “Filters play a fundamental role in the safe and efficient operation of any vehicle,” Francis Labun, VicePresident of Denso’s Aftermarket Sales Group, said. ‘First Time Fit’ replacement filters were among the products the company spotlighted at the show under the banner theme, ‘Built with Denso’, representing the theme of `engineered with precision’, held to rigorous safety standards, and made to do the job right, Labun said. “This year’s exhibit celebrates our heritage as an auto parts manufacturer and industry-leading innovator whose original equipment and aftermarket products support every major make and model of domestic and imported vehicles.” Designed to deliver the improved quality and performance, the easyto-install filters have a heat-resistant
frame, precision-moulded sealing surfaces, and high-density, multi-fibre media in an optimal pleat design that prevent abrasives from entering the engine, enhance engine performance and increase fuel efficiency. The oil filters have a durable steel housing that resists distortion, a silicone anti-drain-back valve that prevents rough starts, and dual-layer filtration media and a pre-lubricated moulded O-ring with a leak-resistant seal for maximum engine protection. The cabin air filters capture soot, dirt, pollen and other fine airborne pollutants, outperforming the competition by trapping microscopic particulates as tiny as 0.001 microns, for maximum airflow and minimum noise to ensure a quiet, comfortable and healthier ride. The company has also announced the expansion of its Thermal Product lines at the expo by launching its air conditioning compressors, condensers, and radiator product lines. “We are adding more than 500 new part numbers to our inventory of engine cooling, and air conditioning air components,” he said. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of original equipment (OE) automotive parts that cool engines, operate A/C systems and provide climate control, the company has been offering a wide selection of replacement radiators, and A/C components for many cars and trucks on the road. The company hopes to boost dramatically its aftermarket inventory before the end of the first quarter of this
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calendar. This will be done by adding 100 new part numbers to its catalogue of First Time Fit A/C compressors. In addition the company hopes to add about 400 new part numbers to its line of radiators that make it an industry leader in engine cooling technology. These initiatives will enable the company to increase its market coverage from 30 percent to 70 percent. Asked if the performance-oriented products from the aftermarket attract OEMs, Labun told AutoParts Asia on the side-lines of the launch, that most of the products originate from the company’s OE base. However, Denso is expanding its product lines where it takes an OE type technology and augments it for the aftermarket. Likewise, if there are certain aftermarket products that it does not have at the OE, it used to develop that as well. So the company has been carrying out both uses of the technologies. “For example the higher pressure alternators – we do not have an OE for that product line as yet but we are selling it to the major fleets and through our distribution channels. We hope they would get enough support so that the OEs will use it in their vehicles,” he said. The company has a product development centre located at its Detroit facility where it has major engineering for the OE. “We are in the process of developing the same type of activity for the aftermarket in our long need for serviceability,” he added. AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 23
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Full Support For Automotive Industry The strategy of Denso is to be at the service of the automotive industry at all aspects and for all vehicles. In a special interaction with T Murrali of AutoParts Asia, thePresident, Denso Products & Services Americas, Inc., Haruhiko Hal Kato, said that the company was expanding in North America with new products and in new geographies as the market has huge potential. at the market size and volume for the Americas, including Canada, Mexico and Latin America, it is very large, and we at Denso Products and Services take full responsibility for this market as a part of area management for global Denso. Q: While the margins in the aftermarket are better than the OE suppliers there is always a risk of the volume not being known. How do you manage that in the aftermarket?
Q: You are expanding in the North American market with new products and then new geographies. What is the key driver for your expansion in this market? Kato: The market itself has a huge potential here. We are acknowledged as OE manufacturers but besides that we have to look at the life of the car. We have a duty to help the automotive industry in all aspects, not only in new vehicles. When you look
Kato: The OEM market is completely different from the aftermarket. For OEM we have to work with the car manufacturer and be very precise and accurate in terms of quality and delivery. We call it Kanban in Japanese for the just-in- time supplies. Once a car is launched in the market, many different types of requirements are there like different models for different users. In order to comply with this we have to dedicate different businesses that have a mindset of the aftermarket. In the past this was not there and we had a hard time changing the mindset from the OEM to the aftermarket. Today, Denso has a firm directive from the top management that we have to focus on OEMs as our major
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business and also the aftermarket as our second tier to make a good portfolio of the business. We have to provide quality products and services right from new vehicle development till scrapping of the vehicles. That is our philosophy. Q: You face challenges in building up volumes – you don’t know which model of a particular brand will sell. How do you really optimise that? Kato: That is one of the challenges, not only for us but for everyone. Most important is communication with the customers and with the market. We have to find out what is happening in the marketplace. By getting practical feedback and information we can determine the product we have to supply to the market. Q: When you become popular in the aftermarket the downside is that there will always be counterfeits, which is a big issue for all companies. Is there a problem here, in the North American market? Kato: Yes, we do have a problem with counterfeits and infringement of regulations. We are monitoring the market to find out manufacturers supplying counterfeits and we take action accordingly. Markets should be viable but everyone should follow rules. Q: What is the revenue breakup that the North American operations contribute to Denso Global in the aftermarket? Kato: One fourth of the whole aftermarket comes from the Americas and the rest is shared by Europe, Japan, South East Asia and China.
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TVS Motor Launches New Victor, Apache RTR 200 APA Bureau
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VS Motor Company, one of India’s largest two wheeler manufacturers, has launched two of its much-awaited motorcycles, TVS Apache RTR 200 and TVS Victor in Chennai, India. These versatile and visually exciting motorcycles will be positioned in the premium and executive segments, respectively. Poised to be gamechangers, both products set higher benchmark with emphatic design language, class leading technology and an arresting interplay of attractive graphics. With this launch, the company has the widest product portfolio. Unveiling the new motorcycles,Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company, said: “TVS Motor has been at the forefront of bringing new and relevant technology to our customers.
TVS Motor, is defined by its state of the art engineering, excellence in technology and superior quality of products. Our commitment to our customers is our primary focus. This launch is yet another reiteration of the TVS promise to deliver high quality, customer-centric products.” K N Radhakrishnan, President and CEO, TVS Motor Company said: “The success of TVS Victor, first launched in 2002, laid the foundation for TVS Motor in India. We are constantly evolving our products to offer technologically superior and youthful products to our customers. We believe that both TVS Apache RTR 200 and TVS Victor are worldclass products as they take a big step forward in terms of performance with ride and handling so as to deliver complete rider control and comfort”.
Pricol Unveils New Brand Identity, Targets Rs 3000-Cr Revenue By 2020 APA Bureau
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ricol Ltd., a leading manufacturer of automotive components for the global market, has unveiled its new brand identity which reflects its core values and strategic focus in its businesses for India and global markets.The logo demonstrates the value and the commitment Pricol bring to its four significant stakeholders:Customers, Employees, Suppliers and Shareholders. For the two-wheel segment, Pricol is a leading manufacturer of Driver Information Systems (DIS) and
automotive pumps. For tractors and off-highway vehicles, Pricol produces Instrument clusters and Telematics solutions. For the commercial vehicle segment it is the largest manufacturer of speed governors and cabin tilt mechanisms and among the top 10 global manufacturers of automotive sensors. Pricol has set a target of doubling its consolidated revenue globally to Rs 3,000crore by 2020. The company has strengthened its leadership to deliver enhanced efficiency and effectiveness, and alignedinfrastructure to support this growth. “Our new corporate identity showcases Pricol as an innovative, evolving global automotive component maker with a track record
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of 40 years of customer service with a passion to excel in every product and service that weprovide,” Vikram Mohan, Managing Director, Pricol Ltd., said: “Pricol will focus on entering new markets through acquisitions, tapping new product segments and focussing on innovation with our growing team of over 275 global R&D engineers” he added. It is having manufacturing facilities in ASEAN and South America.As a part of its global expansion plans, Pricol acquired Melling do Brasil, an automotive powertrain manufacturing Company in Brazil (renamed later to Pricol do Brasil). The company serves domestic and international customers such as Volkswagen, FIAT, General Motors, Harley Davidson, Mack Trucks etc.
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Lear Provides More Functionality With Less Electronics In Vehicles Lear Corporation, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, USA, is a Fortune 500 company engaged in the business of manufacturing and distribution of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems.Lear operates in 35 countries and has 135,000 employees and sales of around $18 billion - $14 billion from seating business and $4 billion from electrical. It has also a very strong electronics business.In a special interview to T Murrali of Autoparts Asia, Frank Orsini, Senior Vice President and President – Electrical, and Stephen Rober, Vice President Electronics, High Power and Innovation Engineering – Electrical of LEAR Corporation, said: “We have provided more functionality with lessamount of electronics in the car.There are a number of industry megatrends that impact our business and set our path for the future”. Edited Excerpts:
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Q: How vast is Lear’s Electrical division? A: In the electrical division we have$4.2 billion business with over 40 global facilities and55,000 people. We service almost every major customer you can think of in the world. Our core product lines are electrical distribution which is made up of wire harness, terminals and connectors. We also have a very strong electronics business. The electronics products business division is made up of body control, lighting and audio. There are a number of industry megatrends favourably impacting our business right now and setting our path for the future as well. The electrical business had a margin of 14 percent in the last quarter of 2015, performing very well. Sales of electricals and seating have been growing faster than the industry – the fastest growing market is in Asia. Q: What are the key drivers for growth? A: There are a couple of megatrends that impact our business in particular. One is fuel efficiency. Another goal is to provide our customers with lightweight architecture for the vehicles. We are doing that by a series of activities. We have three product categories: Wire, electronics and terminals, and connectors. Among these three we can optimise the architecture and reduce mass
out of the system. Electronics can optimise wire gauge thickness. We have the largest catalogue of alternative materials for wire and routing systems and protections. Today, wire is traditionally copper. We will look at copper-clad steel to provide mass reduction solutions. We have that in production today as also aluminium wires. Routing systems are typically plastic. We will be looking at composite fibres that provide the same functionality with a lighter weight. We also have a high-power hybrid technology business that caters to our customers
worldwide, which helps them improve their fuel efficiency ratings. Q: What are the issues that impact your business? A: A major issue that impacts our business is safety, the need to provide safety systems for the car. We control the lighting system in the car, electronics, door locks, wipers, and anti-theft systems. We are also looking at communication between vehicles and vehicle to grid. Signal and data management is something we specialise in. Autonomous driving brings in a big safety trend. Our ability to take in that space is AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 29
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something that we are working on. Q: What are your initiatives for the connected car? A: That is the third trend for us and it is a huge one. We are experts in wireless technology and we have a lot of industryleading wireless technology in production today. We are also specialists in electronic modules such as gateway module that sits on the entire architecture and serves as a communication model for all the different domains and architecture. All of these combined with our state-ofthe-art software builds a strong platform for connectivity for Lear Corporation. This will be one of the most substantial megatrends we will see in the next five years. We believe we are very well positioned from the hardware and software standpoints to capitalise on this. Q: There have been a lot of talks about deploying optical fibre in cars. Is there any research going on at Lear? A: Fibre optics is a high-cost solution to what co-axial cables can do. But it is a cost value proposition. Q: Where do you see opportunities for Lear in 30 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
employing Bluetooth in Vehicles? A: In general, wireless is becoming more of a trend. We believe that the electrical distribution system of connecting power, signal and electricity in the vehicle is still a very prominent sector that will be prominent for years because the demand for electrical utility is continuously increasing. The electrical distribution system will be the mainstay of vehicles in the foreseeable future. Inside the vehicle we have been looking at different things. The first is Wifi for connectivity with tablets, phones etc. Fibre optics within the vehicle will be a new trend, a clean solution but the financials will have to be in place to make it happen. The same is with the wireless transmitters within the vehicle. As we downsize the CAN (Controller Area Network) gauge wires used in communications, the cost justification is just not there to opt for a wireless system. Our speciality is moving power and data within the vehicle as efficiently and safely as possible. Q: Large companies look at standardisation as a key to enhance profitability and resource utilisation. What is
Lear’s experience? A: It depends on the application, the location of the vehicle, the amount of data you are using. Though the fibre optics is technically capable right now it is still not viable from the cost standpoint. OEMs will bring this up every two or three years which is also the space of new silicon technology that we look at. Q: Where do you see promising future growth among optic fibre, Bluetooth and such other things? A: It is not specifically Bluetooth but some more simplistic communication within the vehicle because there are still certain cost disadvantages that fibre optics has over some of the new technologies and new materials we are looking at for wire. It will probably start in some of the larger vehicles like a truck or bus where, as the wires get longer, the financial picture changes. Also, it could be in some embedded areas where you cannot or will not run a wire – you are more likely to do a wireless communication. If you want to think of growth areas specifically with connectivity it would be helpful to look at what the future would be in connectivity. Whether there would be wireless,
INTERVIEW Ethernet or traditional CAN/BUS/LIN type communication lines,that would transform the industry. For example, the Autonet acquisition will bring in software capabilities that would help us complete our strategy for connectivity. Q: What will be the role of Autonetin the future of Lear? A: Autonet is bringing software capabilities to Lear that would strengthen our connectivity strategy. A lot of our traditional business has been moving data around inside the vehicle in a safe and secure manner. There
to the dealer. Q: There is a new breed of suppliers like the ‘Google and Apple’. Do you see them as a potential threat to your kind of operation or do they have a complementary role? A: We are very excited about it. Google and Apple represent innovation in the automotive space and ultimately they would enhance the vehicle experience. We see them as partners that give us the opportunity to increase content in the vehicle and increase the outer space in terms of connectivity. All
are a lot of data inside the vehicle that are shared among modules which are the central gateway. No matter what the protocol, you have to share the information throughout the vehicle in many cases. That has been our speciality at this point, moving data from the inside to the outside and vice-versa, for individual modules in the vehicle. Autonet brought us capabilities with Apps that the consumer can use directly with the operating system in the car. Autonet also helps us in predictive warranty analysis on the car. In the future we will be able to do software upgrades for the customer without his going
our technologies are completely in line with anything that Google or Apple would be doing in the outer space. Q: Can Lear’s contribution help prevent hacking? A: Security is the biggest thing in the OEMs mind right now. There are multiple paths to it. The industry has already been using things like encryption to protect data within the vehicle. We have things like firewalls to make sure you are getting information from a trusted source. There will be things coming online that will monitor the communications within the vehicle to make sure there are no
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intrusion points there. Q: When it is physical intervention the threat is only to one vehicle but when it is through software and updation, it covers a large number. Is the seriousness of the issue more with hardware or software? A: It is for the general wireless connectivity and there are multiple layers for that. You will encrypt the data, create firewalls and also the network itself has to be secured. OEMs have their own server systems all of which will have to be secured. There is no one solution to security. You may have to have five to six layers of security between the source and the vehicle. Q: Earlier when you supplied hardware it was confined to just one particular box. Today the ecosystem is large where you have to work with network companies like CISCO. Are they part of your team? How do you go about it? A: That gets discussed between the car company and the suppliers. The car company will have an overall strategy for cyber security of the vehicle and component suppliers will be part of that solution for the 34 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
OEMs. We have to make sure that the components we supply into the architecture have adequate levels of cyber security capability to support the overall ecosystem and security strategy of the vehicle. Q: Going forward, to enhance the overall efficiency of the vehicle what kind of solutions does Lear have to offer? A: Today we are a leader in alternate materials for the systems we have, we are known for architectural optimisation. We have provided more functionality with a less amount of electronics in the car. This means less heavy, cost-effective, efficient cars. Q: Coming to e-horizon, is it a means of getting signals of other vehicles from the cloud? A: There are a number of things we do for energy management, fuel efficiency, vehicle electrification, charging systems and traction inverters. It mixes a lot of elements to ensure constant safety of the vehicle. You can exchange data from the cloud to get very accurate 3-D maps that are consistently updated. You will have a pre-planned system for optimum energy usage in the vehicle. E-horizon can also be
used for route planning taking into account traffic volumes, speed limits etc. You can also have an optimum fuel usage map for any journey undertaken and plot active energy consumption for it. This works for any car, not just electric cars. Q: What are the other projects that you are working on? A: There are three big categories we focus on: Alternative materials, technical solutions for production support, and future connectivity with effective use of remote diagnostics. It will certainly be of advantage to fleet operators. Q: Do you cover tailpipe emission parameters for OEMs or fleet operators on how effectively the vehicle is performing? A: We provide the code and it is up to them to connect and get it done. For fleet operators and trucking firms the amount of data you can get from the vehicle is huge. This helps streamline maintenance which is a very large part of fleet operational costs and ensures good predictive maintenance to avoid and handle breakdowns and the costs associated with it. It will be a boon for large fleet in road-dependent countries like the US.
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Achates Power Likely To Sell Opposed-Piston Engines By 2020 The US-based Achates Power Inc., the developer of radically improved internal combustion engines that increase fuel efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cost less than conventional engines, has been working on the development of opposed-piston engine technology. The Achates opposed-piston engine allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to achieve the world’s most stringent current and future fuel efficiency and emissions standards, which include, EPA 2010, Euro 6 and Tier 3/LEV 3, among others, without additional cost or complexity. In a special interview with T Murrali of AutoParts Asia, David Johnson, President and CEO,explains the advantages of this technology and the company’s plan to bring it to the market by 2020. Edited Excerpts: David Johnson
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Q: I have been watching the progress in the development of Achates’ opposed- piston engine. Similarly, the suppliers to conventional engines (IC engines) have been working on technologies like vistrionic fan drives, turbocharger boosters, engine timing technology and the like for theOEMs toincrease fuel efficiency by 2-3 percent. While this is a continuous process, how are you going to convince vehicle manufacturers to go in for opposed-piston when you go commercial by 2020? Johnson: We have already convinced a number of manufacturers. We are making progress step by step to turn sceptics into subscribers of our technology. Technology that is applicable to the 4-stroke engine is also applicable to our engine. For example, for fuel injection we have run with Bosch, Denso, Delphi and we could run with Siemens and a handful of suppliers - any of those injectors are fine for us. What
we see in the marketplace is that some OEMs, to improve their engines, are going from 1800bar fuel injection to 2000bar, and up to 2900bar. So they are increasing the pressure that comes with some added cost and risk. We see similar benefits in our engines while running with these fuel injection systems. If you use a twin turbocharger, doubling the cost, we will get a benefit on the 4-stroke engine and a similar benefit on our 2-stroke engine. My favourite of those technologies is waste heat recovery that a few heavy duty truck manufacturers have gone in for. Cummins gives you a benefit of 0-4 percent depending on how you drive the vehicle. The system costs about $4000 and Cummins will price it to its customers at $8000 per engine. What we do, after discussing with our customers, is to make an analysis of the cost per percent of fuel economy or fuel efficiency improvement. It comes to nearly $1000. Waste heat recovery is not on our
road map because we think it’s largely uneconomical. Most truckers are not going to do it because it is so expensive per unit and provides only a marginal benefit in fuel efficiency whereas our engine gives a benefit of 20 to 30 percent in fuel efficiency and does not cost more. Q: When it comes to noise, vibration and harshness, do you have any data on how the opposed-piston engine behaves and the issues that could affect your potential customers? For the Opposed- piston you said the noise cancellation is done by the pistons that oppose each other in the cylinder. When you add one more piston, considering odd numbers of 3, 5, and 7 cylinders, how will you manage the noise cancellation? Johnson: One cylinder will have 2 pistons, 2 cylinders will have 4 pistons and 3 cylinders will have 6. The beautiful thing about our engine is that in one cylinder, by itself, our engine is nearly perfectly balanced AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 37
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– the pistons oppose each other, come towards each other, have combustion and then go away from each other. So, all the mechanical inbalance forces and moments that generate some of the noise in traditional engines are much less in our engine. One, two and three-cylinder conventional engines are all inherently unbalanced. Here we have a significant structural advantage which is very important for the manufacturers as they can use common components and make a family of 2, 3 and 4-cylinder engines to suit a variety of applications. A key source of noise in the engine is the combustion chamber. The knocking sound is characteristic of diesel engines primarily because diesel engines operate at higher pressure. Conventional diesel engines like Mercedes and BMW have mitigated this to some acceptable degree and other refined vehicles by using pilot injection and other fuel injection techniques. The advantage in our engine is that our combustion air volume is larger, and the larger the volume the less pressure rise rate turns into noise. This is another advantage we have over 4-strokes, with respect to noise. Q: Is this the reason for you 38 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
to partner with Cummins for the US Army assignment? Johnson: It is exactly that because we can deliver the technology that the Army wants and Cummins can support that with its high quality distribution and service. We are a technology development company and we make NGCE (Next Generation Combat Engines) for the Army, a $5-million project where we met all the targets of timing, cost, performance, fuel efficiency, heat rejection, turbo loading etc. That is why we were awarded their followon project of the Advanced Combat Engine (ACE); that is the one we partnered with Cummins. Fairbanks Morris is our other customer that has made a public announcement of our work together. They make very large 2-stroke engines for ships, which they have been doing from the 1930s. We have modernised their engine using our technology, knowhow and all our patent applications to improve fuel efficiency, power density and emissions in a single design. They will be going in for production of this engine next year; the engines will go up to 5000hp. As a company we do two things for our customers
INTERVIEW – engineering services and licensing technology. We divide engineering services into 3 phases; one is the analysis phase where we conceptualise and show what our technology can do for the customer based on his application needs. In phase two we design and build that engine and phase 3 is finalising and bringing to production the technology we designed for them. In phases one and two we take the lead and do the majority of the work. In phase three our customer takes over and we support them. We are a company that is focused on developing specific opposed-piston 2-stroke technology. Both the engines mentioned earlier, for the Army and Heavy duty trucks, were developed in 2014. The performance results were so good that we have been able to attract quite a bit of customer attention from around the world. We are likely to have 10 large customers shortly. This is an exciting time for us to extend our market penetration and expand our team to support all those customers.
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Q: What has been the response from the passenger car OEMs? Johnson: We have ongoing projects for applications going from 50hp single cylinder engines to the 5000hp engines for Fairbanks Morris. We see passenger cars as a big opportunity for us. There is a variety of responses and we are definitely working on projects for them. Q: How compatible is this engine to the transmission? If a passenger car OEM wants to take an opposed-piston engine for commercial production, then what are the changes to be done on the transmission and under the hood where the engine is positioned? When it comes to manufacturing, the critical part is not only in the manufacturability of the engine but also in the assembly. So what are the changes the OEMs have to make to accommodate this engine? Johnson: Typically, what we do in phase-1 of manufacture is that they give us a set of vehicle CAD data which gives us details on the framework, clearances, moving components etc. They show us what the transmission input is and we work with them to develop a concept engine design that fits
INTERVIEW within their vehicle. We basically take the existing vehicle as a constraint and design an engine with our technology that fits in that vehicle, mates with the transmission and produces extraordinary fuel consumption and efficiency. Our
engines are different. They are smaller but they tend to be a little taller. Q:Is not your engine disproportionate compared to the existing engine and the room available under the hood? Johnson: It is a fact that as vehicles have got more sophisticated over the last 100 years, engines and vehicles have become increasingly integrated, and designing is not an easy task. But it is something that customers can accommodate without having to re-architect their vehicles. Basically our engine is composed of cast iron, cast CGI iron, cast aluminium, forged steel. You machine the parts, put them together, put on sensors and wiring harness and send them for hard test. We have done specific e-cab manufacturing studies with leading OEMs of engines and their conclusion is they can build the K-star engine in their existing plant with some modest retooling. They will need some more crankshaft capacity because our engine 42 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
has two crankshafts per engine compared to their one. That is the biggest investment they will have to make. Q: Your engine is a little smaller. It is advantageous for the vehicle manufacturers in heat
management; the noise, vibration and harshness also are less. What are the benefits thisengine can give vehicle manufacturers in terms of reduction in padding to manage NVH, and in thermal management? Johnson: Since our engine is more efficient and since we have eliminated the cylinder head where a lot of the heat rejection in the traditional engine occurs, we see a 30 percent reduction in the need for radiators and radiating surfaces, which is a big advantage for vehicle manufacturers. Also, the fuel map of our engine is significantly flatter, so it has good performance at most speeds and load operating points. So there is less need for more transmission gears. It is a cost reduction opportunity for manufacturers if they use simpler transmissions with our engine. Q: That means the opposedpiston engine is most suitable for AMTs? Johnson: The nice thing about an AMT is that you can calibrate it
to put it in the most efficient gear all the time instead of depending on the driver to do so. With our engine the need to do that is reduced because the fuel map is flatter, so the need to spend money to develop technologies that produce sophisticated, expensive transmissions to improve fuel efficiency is reduced. Q: With less NVH characteristics, is there a possibility to avoid the anti-vibration dampers? Johnson: When customers are looking to improve the NVH of their engines, they add counter rotating balances and expensive hydrostatic mounts. Those technologies will not be required for our engines. It is a cost reduction opportunity for them. Q: Overall, what will be the cost reduction for a conventional 2-litre engine? Johnson: We see the opportunity to reduce cost by 5 to 10percent versus conventional engines. Also, we have done some work on the after-treatment, which is an expensive component of the total powertrain cost. We see a 30 percent reduction in the aftertreatment cost. Q: Is there a possibility to use other materials within the engine? Johnson: Yes, we can, like aluminium, magnesium and plastic for various parts. Typically, our engine ends up being a cost, weight and performance trade-off to choose the material for any given application. We do not rely on any costly, exotic materials like titanium in our engine.
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The Automotive Testing Expo India, a trade fair for automotive test, evaluation and quality engineering, will take place for three days from April 20-22, 2016 in Chennai, India. The fair, being organised by UKiP Media & Events, will focus on the latest technologies and services to improve quality, safety, reliability and durability of vehicles. The free-to-attend Open Technology Forum will deliberate on the latest concepts and innovations in automotive test and development. AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 45
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he 110 plus exhibits at the Automotive Testing Expo from all over the world will include durability testing technologies, crash testing technologies, engine validation systems and dynamics measurement systems. The latest next-generation vehicle measuring and proving technologies will be displayed in all the exhibition stands. They will include: Mobile measurement and testing solution for RDE; Test automation and scheduling platform; Dynamic signal analyzers; New x-ray tomography system for high-density spray analysis; Cutting-edge environmental test chambers; Extensive HiL testing system; Diverse shielding products; High-precision 3D measurement devices; Electrical test technology bonanza; High-performance vibration test system; Revolutionary vehicle network interface; Mobile test data display; Lightweight 6-axis measurement wheel; Turbocharger rotation speed measurement system; High-performance hydraulic power generation units; Digital measurement expertise; New professional driver services facility; Test devices for heating and cooling products; and Superior power transmission testing.
Mobile Measurement Ahead of the introduction of EU6c legislation in 2017, which will require vehicles to comply with emission limits under real world testing, AVL List has developed its M.O.V.E iS System, a complete and tailored solution for real drive emissions (RDE) testing of passenger cars. On display at the Chennai Trade Centre, the benefits of AVL’s M.O.V.E. iS System, which offers exact test execution according to legislative requirements, includes: recording and automatic time alignment of data from different devices; fast and reliable data post processing based on RDE standards; and smooth data exchange between development stages. The solution covers all these aspects by making use of a central data control system (System Control Unit), which offers the user an intuitive and graphical user interface with step-by-step guidance through 46 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
the relevant legislative testing procedures. Visitors to Automotive Testing Expo India will also be able to find out more regarding AVL’s Concerto M.O.V.E. post processing software, which is capable of evaluating test data according to European RDE standards with just a few mouse clicks. It has been designed to make the evaluation of test data easy, even for non-expert users. (Booth: 3066)
Test Automation Used by major OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to test software models and execute tests on HiL testers, Danlaw’s Mx-Suite IVI test software will be on display across all three days of Automotive Testing Expo India. It provides a test-authoring interface, test execution environment, a co-simulation environment for mixed virtual/real ECU testing, and pass/fail decision criteria for testing IVI systems. Mx-Suite changes the paradigm of test authoring from test script/test code development to graphical test case editing, thus making each test understandable to a wider audience. The configuration of connection interfaces is also done graphically, providing a visual high level representation of the test harness and the various connection points. Mx-Suite provides the environment for test execution visual reporting. Lastly, all Mx-Suite tests can be run automatically as part of a regression, and results reported to an application lifecycle management (ALM) system such as IBM RQM. In summary, Mx-Suite provides a modern test automation platform that is a one-stop solution for the various aspects of IVI testing, including functional testing, performance testing, stability testing and power mode testing.
Signal Analysers Providing extraordinary dynamic testing capabilities, Data Physics’ new 900 Series dynamic signal
analysers integrate comprehensive signal analysis capabilities with a new distributed real-time signal processing engine. Compact and rugged, the 900 Series hardware is designed for demanding field applications. With a modular, gigabit Ethernet architecture, the 900 Series can be expanded to more than 1,000 channels for laboratory use. Established in 1984, Data Physics is a leading supplier of highperformance noise and vibration test solutions. The San Jose, California, headquartered company offers dynamic signal analyzers, closed-loop vibration controllers and electrodynamic shakers. Currently more than 5,000 Data Physics systems are installed worldwide with leading manufacturers. Also on display at Automotive Testing Expo India, SignalCalc analyzers provide the best in performance for portable measurement as well as large channel count acquisition
and analysis. Innovative features such as multi-frequency sine control keep SignalStar vibration controllers on the cutting edge of technology. SignalCalc Turbo is a turbomachinery vibration analyzer that delivers top-tier machinery diagnostics capability in a straightforward, easy-to-use package. Meanwhile, the company’s SignalForce electrodynamic shakers are offered in a wide force range for nearly any engineering application. Data Physics is part of the NVT Group, a collection of companies in the business of measuring, simulating and analyzing the effects of vibration, noise, shock and other environmental variables for the benefit of industry customers.
X-ray Tomography Visitors interested in cutting-edge dense spray evaluation technology should stop by En’Urga’s booth, where company representatives will be sharing details about its latest product, the SETXvue x-ray tomography system. The only commercial non-intrusive diagnostics tool that can explore the structure of optically dense sprays, the innovative SETvue system is a viable alternative to conventional methods such as diffraction, PDI, PIV and PLIF, which, due to the optical density of the spray for GDI and diesel injectors, are deemed ineffective. The SETXvue system provides scientists and engineers with an effective tool to probe near injector regions of GDI and diesel sprays. The SETXvue system is also equally effective in characterizing powder flow from the bell applicators used in automotive painting applications. For dense sprays, the SETXvue system provides temporally resolved planar mass concentrations within each plume of multiple orifice GDI and diesel injectors. For sprays with an optical obscuration of less then 90%, the SETXvue system, in conjunction with En’Urga’s SETscan optical patternator, provides full planar Sauter mean diameter of the drop within these sprays without errors caused by beam steering or multiple scattering effects. Together the SETXvue system and SETscan patternator make up a complete solution for the characterization of high-density sprays. This new x-ray topographic system has multiple applications in the automotive, power, aerospace, consumer, pharmaceutical and food industries.
Test Chambers Offering easy user access and control, the latest ET-Series environmental test chamber from Envisys Technologies has been designed for a variety of product testing with a standard range of temperature, relative humidity and volumes. This latest model, which offers high performance and inherent reliability, is the outcome of rigorous research and development
into improving its design and meeting user demands for the very latest features in environmental testing technology. For example, a built-in web server provides users with remote monitoring and operation of the test chamber from any PC or smartphone that is connected to the internet. Envisys Technologies is an ISO 9001-2008 certified company that manufactures customized environmental test chambers, thermal chambers (temperature and humidity), salt spray chambers, dust chambers, rain chambers, thermal shock chambers, ESS chambers, altitude chambers, walk-in/drivein chambers and solar radiation chambers. This product range suffices the variety of environmental testing requirements demanded by the automotive industry, from small component testing to large-sized end-product testing according to various international standards.
capacities of the DESK-LABCAR system, existing hardware and software can be simply integrated into bigger LABCAR versions thanks to the modular concept. This also guarantees compatibility with legacy test artifacts. As a result, new customers who buy the entry-level compact version of LABCAR in the first instance have the assurance of owning a cost-effective DESKLABCAR solution, and development engineers can stay on top of their growing workload and systematically root out bugs in control units at an early stage. Early testing with the target hardware eliminates errors, gives developer teams confidence, and eases the pressure during the crunch period in which hundreds of subsystems come together to form a complete vehicle. After all, faults that are discovered late in the development process are costly and time consuming to repair.
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An unmissable attraction for ECU developers, ETAS will provide details of the new desktop version of its highly successful LABCAR testing system, which enables users to carry out initial tests from the comfort of their own desks.
Providing innovative engineering and technology driven solutions to detect, measure, shield and control energy, be it electromagnetic, magnetic or acoustic, ETS-Lindgren will use Automotive Testing Expo India to promote the technology behind its semi-anechoic and reverberation chambers.
The compact and attractively priced DESK-LABCAR system offers the familiar testing environment of established LABCAR-RTPC (Real-Time PC) technology. It enables developers to test ECU configurations in early development phases, so they do not have to wait around until a full-scale LABCAR system becomes available. DESK-LABCAR is fully scalable, and software upgrades ensure that the system grows along with developers’ needs. Should these requirements expand beyond the
Having built an industry-first automotive EMC reverberation chamber with a dynamometer, the company has designed and executed many large-scale projects globally, as well as in India, including automotive EMC test chambers built for Nissan, Honda, Volvo, General Motors, VRDE and NATRIP. ETS-Lindgren designs and manufactures the majority of the diverse range of shielding products at its own facilities in the USA, Europe and China. Also, in keeping with the impetus established by the Indian government, ETS-Lindgren has invested heavily in manufacturing PANtype modular shields in India that meet the shielding performance specified in IEEE AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 47
COVER STORY 299 standards. The company’s manufacturing process in India has been successfully assessed by an independent ISO 17025 accredited agency to guarantee the shielding performance and high quality of its modular shielding solutions. The company also boasts a strong footprint in India, with multidisciplinary engineers (design, RF, electrical, civil) and project managers in its Bengaluru office.
3D Measurement Devices Chennai Trade Centre will see FARO Business Technologies showcase a range of industry-leading computer-aided measurement devices and software, including portable equipment that permits high-precision 3D measurement and comparison of parts and compound structures within production and
quality assurance processes. The devices, which include FARO Edge ScanArm HD, FARO Gage and FARO Laser Tracker Vantage, are used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning and inventory documentation, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites and crime scenes. They are also employed to generate digital scans of historic sites. Worldwide, approximately 15,000 customers operate more than 30,000 installations of FARO’s systems. The company’s global headquarters are in Lake Mary, Florida, with its 48 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
European head office in Stuttgart, Germany, and its Asia-Pacific head office in Singapore. FARO has branch locations in Japan, China, India, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands.
Electrical Test Tech. A number of key electrical test technologies for electronic components and mounted PCBs will be showcased by Göpel Electronics, including the magicCAR TC, a cost-effective, modular and scalable test system for development and quality assurance of vehicle networks. Its flexible architecture combines simulation and validation components for use in a range of applications. Also on display, CARoLINE is an end-of-line test system that can be integrated into the production line to measure noise and impact sound of motordriven components, while TOM Combi-Line is an optical inspection system for combination instruments, offering cost-efficient prototype and evaluation testing of instrument clusters of any vehicle types. Finally, Net2Run is an efficient solution for the generation of complex signal-based restbus simulations for heterogeneous vehicle networks. On top of all that, Göpel Electronics will also present a wide range of test systems for CAN-FD, Sent, MOST, FlexRay and other protocols.
Vibration Test System A new standard in vibration testing will be set at Automotive Testing Expo India when IMV debuts its newly developed high-performance A-series vibration test system for the global automotive market. Offering a huge improvement in performance, the new A-series increases the relative excitation force compared with conventional shakers. With a displacement of 76.2mm
p-p (3in stroke), the A-series provides a good balance between specification of velocity, acceleration and displacement. It also provides a maximum of 3.5m/s shock velocity testing, which responds to the demand in lithium battery testing. The A-series also helps to speed up otherwise complicated vibration testing work by enabling the rapid creation of a test from a set of predefined templates that conform to most international test standards. The user simply selects the standard required to generate the main test settings. Following a user-first principle, the new A-series provides a comfortable test environment for all engineers involved in vibration testing.
Vehicle Network Interface Intrepid Control Systems, a worldwide provider of vehicle network tools, will be at the Chennai Trade Centre to release its newest all-in-one CAN FD, LIN, DoIP, XCP/ CCP network interface, standalone gateway and data logger. neoVI FIRE 2 is Intrepid’s fourth generation neoVI tool and includes evolutionary features stemming from its longstanding predecessor, neoVI FIRE. neoVI FIRE 2 also includes revolutionary features not found in any of today’s vehicle network tools. neoVI FIRE 2’s evolutionary features include simultaneous eight channels of CAN FD (with two channels software switchable to GM’s Single Wire or Low Speed Fault Tolerant CAN), four channels of LIN/K-Line, and a 10/100 Ethernet interface with DoIP activation for diagnostics over IP, XCP over Ethernet and DLT logging. The newly designed hardware includes a full metal enclosure. All connectors are mechanically bound to the enclosure, ensuring a robust device. neoVI FIRE 2 also features a USB host interface for Intrepid’s neoVI Mic product with integrated GPS capability. neoVI FIRE 2’s revolutionary features include a new patentpending Intrepid Security Module (ISM) that provides customers all the tools they need to deploy modern cryptography methods for real-time network encryption/
decryption as well as authentication. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) provides a wireless interface to a heads-up display or other in-vehicle instrumentation. The combined evolutionary and revolutionary features of neoVI FIRE 2 make it one of the best overall value vehicle network interface/data loggers on the market.
Mobile Test Data Display Visitors searching for a flexible, wireless platform to display test data should look no further than Ipetronik’s IPEmotion app for Android devices. Using the IPEhub2 module and a wi-fi connection, it is possible to transfer CAN data to mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Specifically, the IPEhub2 module enables users to connect to any IPEhub2 devices to import the test configuration from any device into their app to start the test. Both the data transfer and configuration exchange can also be additionally protected with security queries. The IPEhub2 and the IPEmotion app innovations are based on the fact that this system can be used universally in conjunction with the free IPEmotion data acquisition software for all standard CAN bus test tasks. The key benefit of this solution is that users themselves can decide which CAN bus signals from their specific test task they wish to display on their tablet. In addition to wireless data transfer to mobile devices, IPEhub2 provides a standard Ethernet-to-CAN gateway supporting a LAN/wi-fi connection to a notebook or PC. IPEhub2 and the connected Ipetronik CAN modules are detected by the IPEmotion software. This software also reads out the current settings and modifies the system configuration. The display function provides a quick and simple online visualization of the measured signals. CANbus trace data can be saved directly to the internal SD card of IPEhub2.
6-Axis Measurement On display at Automotive Testing Expo India will be Michigan Scientific Corporation’s (MSC) new LW12.8-T Lightweight Wheel Force
Transducer (WFT) system, a 6-axis measurement wheel suitable for installation on passenger cars and SUVs. As light as many of the standard aluminum rims it replaces, the system comprises a titanium transducer, aluminum rim, titanium hub adapter, amplifier package and slip ring. As with all MSC WFTs, the LW12.8-T is completely weatherproof (IP67), extremely durable and is not affected by the extreme heat of brake testing, which make it ideal for all types of harsh vehicle testing. This WFT system replaces a standard wheel and measures three forces, three moments and two accelerations with a radial capacity of 35kN. The accompanying CT2 transducer interface box provides the user with easy system setup, user configurable webpage options, and both analog and CAN signal outputs. This lightweight system is also available in a telemetry configuration.
Speed Measurement A new eddy current-based sensor system from Micro-Epsilon, the turboSPEED DZ140, which measures the rotational speed of turbochargers in bench and field tests, will be showcased at the Chennai Trade Centre. The turboSPEED DZ140 is optimized for thin turbine blades made from aluminum or titanium. The system is thermally stable and very well protected from external interference. The turboSPEED DZ140 is the fourth generation of eddy currentbased revolution counters for turbochargers. The sensor system is suitable for speed measurements from 200rpm to 400,000rpm. The sensor is just 3mm in diameter, yet provides the highest immunity to interference in harsh test conditions. The integrated temperature measurement feature records – among other data – the actual ambient temperature near the sensor.
The turboSPEED DZ140 provides much higher immunity to interference than other eddy currentbased revolution counters. The DZ 140 eddy-current measuring system is resistant to oil and dirt. The maximum operating temperature of the miniature sensor is 285°C, which is a key advantage compared with optical speed measuring systems, as it helps to achieve high-precision measurements on a continuous basis. The well-engineered design also enables easy sensor replacement without further adjustments.
Hydraulic Power Gen. A new family of high-performance hydraulic power-generation units from MTS Systems, the SilentFlo 515 HPUs, will be showcased at Automotive Testing Expo India. Clean, compact and quiet, just like earlier SilentFlo models, the nextgeneration SilentFlo 515 HPUs feature innovative energy efficiency, health monitoring and system integration options to help users reduce total cost of ownership. SilentFlo 515 HPUs are designed to reduce energy waste. They are equipped with high-efficiency motors and improved cooling circuits, making them up to 8% more energy efficient than previous SilentFlo models. SilentFlo 515 HPUs are easy to operate and maintain, featuring fewer parts, accessible controls and improved filtration. Additionally, new features such as tuned tubes, which reduce outlet noise ripple, and advanced pressure controls yield improved performance. Smart monitoring capabilities increase lab productivity by lending ready access to a SilentFlo 515 AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 49
COVER STORY HPU’s performance information, enabling the preemption of service disruptions and more efficient resource management. Productivity is also enhanced by this new HPU’s compatibility with legacy SilentFlo units: a common interface enables seamless integration of all HPUs, extending the operating life of your lab and maximizing your current investment.
Digital Measurement The Japanese testing and measuring instruments manufacturer Ono Sokki India will use Automotive Testing Expo India to highlight its application of digital technology to measurement test products, with a broad line-up of sound and vibration, displacement, dimensions, RPM, speed and torque measurement equipment. On display at the Chennai Trade Centre will be fuel flow meters, GPS speedometers, engine tachometers, pilot fuel-injection measurement systems, sound level meters, sound calibrators and accelerometers. Visitors will also be able to find out more about the company’s impulse hammers, vibration comparators, laser Doppler vibrometers, FFT analyzers (mobile and PC based) and a range of post-processing software, with systems including engine dyno test benches, 2/4 wheel emissions, performance chassis dynos, gear testing and tire testing systems.
Driver Services Pro2 Automotive Engineering, a supplier of professional driver services, bringing technological understanding to car manufacturers
for customer events and engineer development, will use Automotive Testing Expo India to tell visitors about its newly opened subsidiary, Pro2 Engineering India. Based in Chennai, the new facility is the result of the company working in India for four years and seeing an increase in demand for their services. Offering a combination of project based engineering support such as in-market testing, benchmarking and subjective/ objective assessment expertise and its bespoke engineer training programs, Pro2 Engineering India’s services have been well received by Indian OEMs such as Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki. Pro2’s USP for engineer training entails designing a course to meet specific customer requirements and delivering it in India at venues such as Wabco Proving Ground, Chennai and TAAL Airfield, Bangalore. The courses are paced to ensure that a broad range of experience is catered for and the courses deliver a mix of practical and theoretical training. Both overseas OEMs in India and Indian OEMs abroad use Pro2 Automotive Engineering because of its provision of a focused, flexible engineering team staffed by industry experts to meet specific project requirements that are more cost effective than full-time resources.
Power Transmission Testing From chassis dyno testing to engine testing, Reich Kupplungen products have contributed to every type of mechanical power transmission application since 1946. Its products have a torque transmission capacity of 10Nm to 80,000,000Nm and can withstand an ambient temperature of 250°C. The company’s core specialty includes in-house development and manufacturing
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of rubber, which enables Reich Kupplungen to optimize its products to design solutions for any problem. Also, expertise in two, three and multi-mass torsional vibration analysis helps to analyze the behavior of problems effectively. Design-to-customer (D2C) is key to the success of Reich Kupplungen, under which it develops tailor-made solutions to customer specifications. Under the faculty of automotive testing, Reich Kupplungen has worked on applications such as engine testing (R&D and production, emissions testing, engine auxiliaries testing, sound and NVH testing), and hybrid and electric vehicle transmission coupling worldwide. In 2015 Reich Kupplungen introduced a new product for transmission testing that can withstand higher speed range requirements.
Heating, Cooling Tests Research, design and manufacturing specialists Shanghai Satake CoolHeat & Control Technique will highlight its range of innovative testing devices for automotive cooling and heating mechanisms. The enterprise is a joint venture between Orient Trading and Satake Chemical Equipment, Satake Engineering, Shanghai Automobile Air-conditioner Factory, and Tesim (Hong Kong) Investment Consulting, with the company supplying automatic testing devices using Satake Engineering technology. Its product range has a wide export base, including India, Brazil, Malaysia, Japan and Australia. Meanwhile, a number of domestic laboratories are certified as national laboratories.
Open Technology Forum On all the three days of the exhibition, there will be a free-toattend n Open Technology Forum. It will feature multiple streams of discussions on the latest concepts and innovations, and presentations by many of the world’s leading experts in automotive test and development.
Accelerating Testing Jade Vande Kamp, application engineer, Vibration Research Corp.
USA, will make a presentation on `Using fatigue damage spectrum for accelerated testing with correlation to end-use environment’. The accumulated damage that a product experiences in the field due to the variety of vibration stresses placed upon it will eventually cause failures in the product. The failure modes resulting from these dynamic stresses can be replicated in the laboratory and correlated to the end-use environment to validate target reliability requirements. This presentation addresses three fundamental questions about developing accelerated random vibration stress tests: What random profile is needed (and for how much time) to accurately simulate the end-use environment over the lifecycle of my product? How can I confidently combine different vibration environments into one accelerated test? How can I use the FDS to accelerate my test?
Combined X-Ray Dr Yudaya Sivathanu, technical director, En’Urga, USA will make presentation on `Utilisation of combined x-ray and optical extinction tomography for planar drop size estimation in fuel injectors and urea dosers’.En’Urga will present a new instrument that provides planar drop sizes in sprays arising from fuel injectors and urea dosers. In addition to planar drop sizes, the instrument provides planar mass concentrations and surface area densities, which are two of the most important parameters used to determine the pattern of the spray. Planar surface area densities and mass concentrations are fully correlated with the local
evaporation rate, which determines the efficacy of fuel injectors and urea dosers. A further advantage of the system is that by using x-ray extinction tomography, the dense spray regions (near injector regions) can be probed where conventional optical techniques fail.
Agile Development Michael McCormack, director, product development Mx-Suite, Danlaw, USA, will speak on `Priorities in an agile development environment’. The need for test automation of automotive embedded electronics systems will be highlighted in this presentation. Focus will be placed on Agile considerations all along the product’s development process. In-vehicle electronics systems have the traditional attributes of embedded systems coupled with the diversity of communication channels. In summary, traditional testing methods and tools may no longer be appropriate for the testing of these systems. Danlaw’s Mx-Suite test software provides the test-authoring interface, the test execution environment, a cosimulation environment for mixed virtual/real ECU testing, and the pass/fail decision criteria for testing automotive embedded systems. This presentation will demonstrate how Mx-Suite fits in an Agile environment and ultimately connects to an application lifecycle management (ALM) system. Emphasis will also be placed on the value of test automation and reporting to the ALM system.
Torque Sensors Girish Karhadkar, vertical sales
manager – test and measurement, Honeywell Sensing and Control, USA, will make presentationat the Open Forum on `Understanding and using load cells and torque sensors with today’s test and data acquisition systems’. He will discuss how to effectively use load cells and torque sensors with today’s data acquisition systems and test world. The focus will be on the importance of utilising high-quality load cells and torque sensors, including the correct design, selection and installation for the application. Attendees will gain an overview of sensing technology, plus a basic understanding of load cells and torque sensor design. There will be an explanation of the benefits of test validation and low test error by utilising these sensors in demanding automotive test and measurement applications.
ISO 26262 Shinto Joseph, director, LDRA India, will make a presentation on `Challenges in developing an ISO 26262 functional safety ecosystem in India’. The current advancement of automotive electronics and increase in software has raised many safety-critical issues. To address these issues, the Indian automotive industry needs to take serious steps to review safety regulations and practices. This presentation will examine the main challenges faced in the Indian safety-critical industries, such as lack of awareness, ‘chalta hai’ attitude, weak regulatory framework, lack of formal ecosystem, and shortage of skills in industry and universities.
Sound Visualisation Koji Ishida, group manager of consulting group, Ono Sokki, India will discuss on `State-of-the-art technology for sound visualisation and sound quality design’.The presentation will introduce sound visualisation and sound quality technologies applied to automotive NVH problems. Noise and vibration technology is shifting from noise reduction to sound quality design as the quantitative approach reaches its limits for various noise problem scenarios. Case studies concerning state-of-the-art technology for sound visualisation and sound quality design will also be presented. AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 51
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Have The Biggest Growth Indexes The Automotive Testing Expo has scaled several heights. The key drivers of this growth have been consumers and computers, especially the IT-based technologies, in a special interview, Tony Robinson, CEO of UKIP Media & Events told T Murrali of AutoParts Asia. The following is the text of the interview:
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Q: How has the Automotive Testing Expo India been evolving? Robinson: Now in its 4th staging in India, Automotive Testing Expo is the definitive global event for automotive testing and vehicle refinement and reliability engineering technologies. By global, we mean that it brings together the world’s leading automotive testing companies that are already active in India or looking to gain a presence. This is the biggest show of its type running globally and it is absolutely essential for companies wanting to achieve higher levels of vehicle sophistication, and perhaps most importantly, for those wanting to avoid component failures, reliability issues and vehicle recalls. The show has equal applicability for OEM car, truck and bus manufacturers, component suppliers particularly at the Tier- 1 level and for other synergistic sectors including tyre manufacturers.
Q: What are the impetus and impediments for the growth of the India edition? Robinson: Automotive Testing Expo got off to an instantly excellent start when it was first launched in India, with the two most recent stagings taking place in Chennai. The 2016 Expo is just a bit bigger than the previous one that was held in 2014 and there are ongoing expectations for significant growth. The only current limiting factor is that not all of the companies that currently exhibit in the bigger European and American shows have as yet established a presence or representation and support in India itself. Q: Can you compare the growth of India edition with that of Korea and China? Robinson: I think it’s difficult to make comparisons for the reasons stated above. The China show is much longer established and the scale has increased steadily and at times dramatically. Korean car makers, on the other hand, are limited in number but hugely significant and with a well-developed global footprint and so they have a higher experience level in dealing with global homologation issues and all of the associated validation processes than is the case with the indigenous Indian car and truck companies. Given time, much will depend on the future aspirations of Indian car companies to become global players. Q: What was the driving force for you to start the Automotive Testing Expo? Robinson: Automotive Testing, at least in the way that we know it today, is quite a young industry. Go back to the early 1960’s and testing was very rudimentary and entirely limited to driver-based testing with very limited testing for braking, on the limit handling in the wet and dry and so on. Reliability and durability testing was at a microscopic level, literally. Two things pushed the market. Number one was the consumer and correspondingly the awareness of manufacturers as to
what sells cars. The key word here is reliability and in that respect we all would probably chose Germany as early adopters. Indeed most people would probably select Mercedes as the number one in early testing, safety engineering and validation, quality and reliability but the other German companies were fast to follow. The driver number two was computers and even more importantly portable computing and data capture and more recently, simulation and modelling. Once these IT-based technologies could be adopted and utilised then the entire test process went through a revolution but that is a recent one that I would state as being late 1980’s, and accelerating rapidly in the 1990’s. I was looking at this market in the late 1980’s when I would have taken two terms, namely metrology and testing. By the mid 1990’s we got under way first with the launch of the magazine Automotive Testing International and not long after that in 1997 we started to start planning the first Expo which was held in Germany in 1999. Q: Which edition is growing faster and which one is slow – give reasons? Robinson: I think currently every one of the Expos globally is set to grow and if I rated the growth in percentage terms then I would say the Asian shows will certainly have the biggest growth indexes. Q: Currently the expo is conducted in Korea, India, China, Europe and the US? Can you indicate which is the next destination, and why? Robinson: We have always been driven by our exhibitors and where they want to see the show as a mechanism to take them to critical and emerging markets. So we will be continuing a dialogue with them before making any further announcements regarding next destinations. In reality it is their decision. Q: Do you see scope for Engine Expo and Automotive Interiors Expo to be conducted in India?
Robinson: Both of these shows have global applicability and we will review future venue opportunities especially around Asia. Q: Can you speak about the journey of UKIP? Robinson: UKIP Media & Events celebrates its first quarter century, twenty five years, in business this year. We have relied on clear mission statements from the outset and they include a focus on transportation industries, an absolute determination to deliver quality and value to our advertisers and exhibitors and total commitment to doing what we do really well. Another hallmark is looking after our customers. We don’t believe in the word ‘no’ and strive to ensure that wherever possible we accommodate customers’ aims and expectations, even if that requires us to go the extra furlong. With 160 staff we are reasonably small and flexible; we don’t need to create too many fixed rules that can’t be reviewed, for example an exhibitor has a particular stand or booth design that may go beyond the rule book parameters then we will aim to find ways of accommodating them. Q: What are the short-term and long-term plans for the company? Robinson: Let’s cover that by saying it is fantastic to be celebrating our first twenty five years and I’m looking forward to the next twenty five. Success requires vision and in that respect we are looking now at technologies that will be emerging in 2030 and to emerge in 2030 people will be working on the relevant innovations and testing them now. We will combine vision with flexibility to respond to an everchanging world. And we will nurture our babies. By that I mean the very excellent magazines and exhibitions that we already produce and have created from the outset to ensure they continue to deliver a high quality experience and that they too reflect the dynamics of change in highly complex environments. AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 53
AFTERMARKET
No Big Shock In Store For Automotive Aftermarket Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), a division of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), advocates for the North American Aftermarket Suppliers. With the growing global market and current economic climate, the aftermarket suppliers think it necessary to work together. In a special interview to T Murrali of AutoParts Asia, Jay Burkhart, Vice President, Industry Analysis and Chief Strategy Officer, AASA, described the evolving dynamics of the global automotive aftermarket, especially in the US. Edited Excerpts:
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Q: The global aftermarket is about $477 billion, with the US accounting for nearly $247 billion. What are the projections for the next five years? How do you see the aftermarket industry evolving in the US? Burkhart: The US aftermarket will grow around three percent a year. It will be a long, slow growth. For the first time new car sales are growing at the same pace as the aftermarket. Historically, they have softened up. What is happening is that people hold on to their cars. The average age of vehicles is 11.5 years. They are going to hold on to those cars, and that is very good for the aftermarket. Also, technology is a key driver for growth. The mix of the vehicle population, old and new, contributes to an even growth.We don’t see much of an inflationary effect right now since gas prices have gone down incredibly in recent months. Q: Some suppliers are into OEMs, some into the aftermarket and some into both. For those component players who are not into the aftermarket, is this segment an option or a compulsion? Burkhart: If you are going to be in the aftermarket, you have to be there on purpose. It takes its own resources, its own dedicated team and its own relationships. For an OEM supplier to dabble in the aftermarket or to have a few parts available there is something I would not recommend. They can develop some common business and keep it. This is for the OEMs or companies that have fully formed aftermarket groups with dedicated resources. It is an option if you are willing
AFTERMARKET to dedicate special resources to be successful in the aftermarket. But for a lot of companies having just a catalogue of parts, the aftermarket is not an option. Q: Today’s customers define value more as mileage and engine performance than just price. How is it going to influence the aftermarket? Burkhart: Even in this postrecession, people will pay a premium to get a clearly understood benefit. In this country people tend to learn about those benefits from the technicians. Therefore, the aftermarket companies need quality products with some amount of differentiation in terms of performance and service life. Generally, what you have seen in the last few years is that branded products are at a premium. They have made a comeback, and that is very encouraging. You don’t have to compete just on price. Even the big channel players are featuring the manufacturers’ brands. That is a very positive development. Q: The aftermarket is generally in two parts – what you need and what you want to have. Do you think the performance-oriented parts made by suppliers will be accepted by OEMs? Burkhart: Generally speaking, no. The OEs are looking to optimise the initial driving experience of first-time owners in terms of JD power ratings etc. A lot of premium products are with the second owners or they have been customised to have special, challenging uses. So it is a different buying cycle, a very niche OE business that would be better served by the aftermarket. Q: Doesthe new media, Twitter, Facebook and others, influence the aftermarket? Burkhart: There is a small and growing e-tailing business on eBay, Amazon etc. that is underdeveloped compared to other consumer categories because you need the product catalogue and the application information online. Generally speaking, the shop or the consumer won’t wait. Next-day delivery does not work in this model. We see the bigger impact of online in search where more and more vehicle owners will go online to compare 56 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
pricing and learn what is wrong; it empowers the average car owner. There is more price transparency; you’ll see more and more people making appointments. That is the bigger impact here of the internet than e-tailing in itself. Q: How do you see the Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Saving Act, 2015, signed by President Obama, influencing the aftermarket? Burkhart: It will help the aftermarket due to the fact that authorities are endorsing quality. It will help aftermarket volumes with
remanufactured products getting a better market. It is all for positives in the aftermarket. Q: What could be the impediments to growth in the aftermarket? Burkhart: The only impediment I see is some sort of economic shock like $5 gasoline, which no one is forecasting, but it could happen. There could be all sorts of global issues that could shock the system and affect the market. The other reason would be for vehicle owners to change dramatically their behaviour and trade in their
old cars for very new ones. We don’t see any signs of that. In this country there are four times more used cars than new cars. We are seeing cars having done 200,000 miles, and with their third owner, still in active use. These things don’t change overnight. We don’t see the risk of a big shock to the aftermarket. Q: Will theaftermarket continue to support suppliers during recession as it is insulated from the downturn? Burkhart: During the depth of recession OEs were down to
manufacturing seven million cars whereas the aftermarket was thriving. When things got a little better, manufacture went up to 18 million cars, and the aftermarket was still growing. So the aftermarket has always seen a gradual growth. The changes within the market are more interesting than the overall trend, which is pretty reliable. Inside the market means a lot of distribution channel changes and consolidation with the big players. A lot of service garages are going to have to adapt their models in
terms of high-tech equipment, better trained mechanics, and use of hi-phone communiqué with the OE dealer. You are going to see more competition that way. We see a flattening of the DIY business (which is huge); we think the growth is pretty set for the next five years. Q: What is the role of the aftersales-service of vehicles in the aftermarket business? In India there are three segments: The authorised service centres, the third party multi-brand service centres and the small players. AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 57
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In the US, I see only large players. Where do you see the growth coming from? Burkhart: The reduction in the do-ityourself business is going to benefit the OE dealer in the US. It will go from 14 percent in the industry volume to 18 percent. A lot of that will come in diagnostics, software, and maintenance systems. Some of the sophisticated multi-based services are going to grow. We think 10,000 to 15,000 of the small players will go away. Over the next five years there will be a reduction in the single owner, single location garages. They won’t have the capital to invest in equipment and people and they won’t be good at marketing. The chains and the OEs are going to be much savvier with technological advancements in the vehicles. So you are going to have only a few high volume garages. The small players will go but those with just enough scale will do okay. Q: Is the aftermarket globally similar or is it different? What is your observation on the emerging and the developed markets? 58 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
Burkhart: There is no going away from the aftermarket. There are international markets where you can have a global strategy but the regions are very different from one another. Europe is more OE-driven in this market. It has a tradition of independent aftermarket branding and quality. The share of OE service in Europe is twice more than that in the US. There is much more a tradition of considering the OE dealer even after the warranty. In the US it is different where most of them leave the dealer and go straight to the OE. We don’t know what will happen in China because it is going to be an all-brands all-makes market because of the proliferation of likely models there. I believe the Chinese aftermarket will look like the US, five to seven years from now; right now it looks like the European market. Q: What are the challenges in marketing a product in the aftermarket? Burkhart: Reaching the technicians and reaching the garage. They need product training and they want to understand how to sell the
product. Manufacturers have to get to the garage with their brand story and training strategy. It is a big challenge as many manufacturers compete with one another; it is a communication challenge. It is also a challenge for the brand in terms of supply chain management with the right amount of inventory. Brand availability should cover the remote corners of the region. Q: How many members are there with AASA? Burkhart: Around 900. We have everybody from small, medium and large manufacturers like Bosch. Q: Counterfeits are a menace. Every company is worried about it, about brand infringement. What do you have to say about it? How doesAASA address this issue? Burkhart: Counterfeits are growing. The growth of counterfeiting in places like China is caused by a seller’s market like the US. We work aggressively with the government for IP protection. We feed information about counterfeits to all our members; help them conduct
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raids on spurious warehouses. We are trying to work on some concepts for our members in terms of holographics and other techniques where they could track a product. Traceability would be the next big thing. We have a MEMA(Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association) desk in China to help multinational manufacturers tackle this problem. The other thing that is driving the growth of fakes is the internet, which is a new threat that has to be handled. We have been talking to regulatory agencies about this. Q: Tell us about the short-term and long-term plans for AASA. Burkhart: We are part of MEMA and have been working under it to understand the next wave of technology in terms of advanced driver assist, safety etc. and how that will eventually lead to semiautonomous vehicles. We believe that the government and the state should work harder to speed up the implementation in the vehicles of adapted driver systems. We have published a study from Boston Consulting Group that will save 30,000 lives. We are pretty active on cyber security access. We believe that the motorist owns the data the vehicle is creating – not the car company or other service providers; the independent aftermarket needs legal assurance that they will always have access to that data in the vehicle with two-way communication. It is going to take a while for all this technology to find its way into the fleet, so we feel we can influence the policies and the way regulations are set. That is the biggest single activity that AASA and OESA are involved in right now, to ensure that with all this advanced technology the independent aftermarket does not get locked out of the vehicle. It is going to be a big fight with lot of competing parties. Google and these guys think they own the data and they are going to monetise that data. The OEMs think that since they have built the car they own that information. We think the owner of the vehicle owns that data and any independent chap should have access to it. It creates challenges with OEs, members and the aftermarket but we firmly believe the privacy issue is going to be a drive-in to be. That isfive to 10 years down the road. 60 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
SPECIAL REPORT
Council Promotes Car Care Awareness, Keen To Enter India APA Bureau
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ar Care is a consumer education programme, ‘You be car care aware’, directed by the Car Care Council, a separate umbrella under the Autocare Association in the US. All messages to the consumer on regular vehicle maintenance and care, broadcast on social media, come from the council. “We also send information to newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV on different ways to take care of passenger vehicles like cars, pick-up trucks, SUVs, minivans and others. This would save money, the vehiclewould run more efficiently, consumers would save gas, break-downs will reduce and safety will increase”, Richard White, Senior VicePresident, Autocare Association and Executive Director, Car Care Council, told AutoParts Asia. The 12-year old council is active in a special way twice a year: In April and October. April is called `national car care month’. In October, called `Fall car care month’, a car is prepared for winter as it is quite different from running it in summer. White said the council has a grant from Google which has recognised it as a good, nonprofit organisation. “We provide content and information; we have a relationship with the Michael Weber channel. Our reputation has been very credible as a third party source of information. We don’t have any corporate logos in the Car Care Council; there is no company identification, it is just education. The media likes that because we are believable and credible. All these help us in measuring publicity. We have our own website carcare.org
that people can log in to. So there are ways for consumers to sign up with their vehicle make and model. They get service reminders, on the miles driven”, he said.
Two Jobs The council has mainly two jobs. One is to push the messages and communicate with the car owners through social media to influence their behaviour on vehicle care. This will in turn promote sales of parts and service.“It is good for highway vehicle safety and the environment as pollution and breakdowns are reduced if the car is well taken care of. Ultimately, it will end up in less cost of ownership and people will save money”, White said. The focus of the council is on repair, maintenance and care of the vehicle. The safety aspects being looked at arethings like
if the lights are working, the windshield is clean, the wipers are not squeaking, and if the brakes work. The Car Care Council does not certify or accredit repair facilities. “Our role is to tell you what you should look for while seeking a repair shop. You could look for shops that employ ASE certified technicians, shops that are triple M approved, etc. We will give you tips on what you should look for”, White said. The council is not involved in creating awareness aboutcounterfeits. “We talk about establishing trust with the shop you go to. Legitimate and good repair shops are going to insist on quality parts and quality service. They will want to fix your car the first time itself. They would not want you come back with the same problem. There is a law to ensure that dealers
don’t fool around”, he said.
Emerging Markets The Car Care Council is ready to get into the emerging markets like India. “I think a consumer education programme would work very well in India; the Car Care council is ready to help. As Executive Director I would be ready to help companies and organisations in India”, White said. When askedwhich of the associations in India -Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Component Manufacturers Association and a Dealers Association - the council would choose to work with, he said “the new car dealers are probably closest to the consumer; repair shops are the other one that service, maintain and repair motor vehicles. There are many pieces to the campaign but you could pick
and choose the ones that would work there. We have learnt a lot in 12 years, what works and what doesn’t work. We have a lot of information and resources that we have created for repair shops, parts dealers and distributors to help them communicate at the point of sale”. The Autocare Association is also working with the Australian Automotive Association. It is in talks with associations in Mexico andin some European countries. “When delegations come to our office I always talk about the various programmes we have and pick the appropriate one. We have worked with Canada for a number of years; we have basically licensed the campaign for them, they have it in English and French. It is adapted to their needs. Since the purpose is the same it would work anywhere”, White said.
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BRAND TRENDS
Manatec Lines Up Exciting Launches At Auto Expo New Delhi APA Bureau
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anatec, one of Asia’s largest original equipment manufacturers of automotive garage equipments, will be launching several new products at the Auto Expo New Delhi. Located in Puducherry, India, the company has set innovations as its vision. Its R&D team has been focusing on developing indigenous technology to meet global standards in garage equipment like Wheel Aligners, Wheel Balancers, Tyre Changers, PUC equipment, Lifting Equipment, and Tyre Inflators.
New Launches At the Auto Expo Component Show, New Delhi, during February 4-7, 2015, Manatecis introducing two models of 3D Wheel Aligner for multi-axle vehicles. It is an indigenous technology introduced for the first time in India. It will introduce a most innovative and revolutionary 3D wheel
Aligner in-built in Lift. This spacesaving and user-friendly equipment is a much-awaited equipment in the garage industry. Another indigenous product to be launched by Manatec in Auto Expo is a Tyre Pressure Monitoring Gauge. Manatec, which regularly upgradesthe technology by introducing various models in its manufacturing range to suit the customer needs and meet global demand, will soon introduce a few more products like AC Gas Chargerand Nitrogen Filling Stations. Manatec, with a strong R&D team under its founder Chairman R Mananathanwho has completed 62 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
excellence, since its inception in 1987.
50 years of his serviceof which 30 years dedicated to Auto Garage Industry, offers customised solutions to OEMs and customers. For this the company has a huge ultra modern manufacturing facility on 10000 sqmtrs, set up four years ago in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Manatec’s in-house R&D facility has more than 35 electronics, mechanical and software and hardware engineers. All the products designed by the R&D are indigenous with proprietary software, hardware and electronics design. The R&D strength of Manatec has enabled the company to export its products worldwide and provide technical support to its overseas buyers. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified, which confirms its commitment to quality systems within the company that will result in quality products. The entire organisation is driven by fully-integrated ERP system that was introduced in 2007. It is driven by systems and healthy practices aiming towards the prestigious Deming Award in 2016. It has established 60+business associates in India with more than 50 overseas distributors and more than 300 technical and marketing professionals.Team Manatec is committed towards dedication in achieving many more laurels contributing many more innovations to garage industry
Awards, Accolades Manatec has been recognised by the Government of India and various industry institutions for its successful accomplishments in the field of technology, quality, entrepreneurship, aftersales service, and export
In July 2015,Manatec was given ‘The Best Company of the Year’award by TRILA for its contribution to tyre and rubber industry.In October 2015,Manatecwas awarded the prestigious Kaizen national award by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in recognition of its production skills for the third consecutive year bringing to limelight the company’s dedication and mission towards consistent implementation of innovation in quality and production skills. In November 2015, Manatec was recognised as one of the 25 top notch companies in India for its continuous efforts on innovations in technology – the most prestigious national award from CII. In December2015, Manatec bagged the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) award for excellence in exports for the ninth consecutive year since 2005 exhibiting its consistent endeavour in global market. Guided by its Managing Director,M. Kalaiichelvan, Manatec exports its products to more than 60 countries. Hehas very ambitious plans to take forward the company as a leading global player with state-of-the art technology. Manatec, a ‘Make in India’ company since 1987,is marching successfully towards its set vision of innovations and contribution to the needs of the garage industry as a global player from India.
SPECIAL REPORT
Eaton Provides
Sustainable Solutions
To Automotive Industry also rely on Eaton’s superchargers for improving vehicle fuel efficiency by enabling downsizing, downspeeding, and boost-ondemand,” he said.
Krishnakumar Srinivasan
By Sharad Matade
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aton, a global leader in green transportation, has customers across Asia for its hybrid power systems that enable buses, delivery trucks, utility trucks and other commercial vehicles to operate more cleanly and efficiently. “Our partners work with us to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles in cities across the region,” Krishnakumar Srinivasan, President, Vehicle Group, Asia Pacific, Eaton, told AutoParts Asia. For the specific needs of the emerging market, Eaton has recently developed a 12-speed AMT which provides up to two percent better fuel efficiency over a manual transmission while improving the overall driving experience for vehicle operators. “OEMs turn to Eaton’s valve and valve actuation solutions that are enabling the next generation of clean combustion for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial diesel engines, optimise control of engine air flow to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions,” he said. Eaton’s Cylinder DeactivationCDA system is the most direct way to reduce CO2 emission, and to improve fuel economy through driving cycle. “Our customers 64 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
Eaton consolidated its automotive and truck businesses in 2011 as there were strong synergies between the truck and automotive businesses. The combining of these businesses in India allowed Eaton to maximise these advantages in the marketplace. “One of the most obvious advantages was the shared customers such as Tata that both businesses served. The consolidation helped us accelerate a ‘Power of One’ approach in offering our systems and solutions for the marketplace and better cross-sell our wide range of products and technologies for the commercial and passenger vehicles,” Srinivasan said
Emission Control The emission issue stirred the auto industry in India and China in late 2015 and is expected to drive policy measures and even product developments in the automotive sector. Eaton provides solutions to push the limits of fuel efficiency and lower emission. The Chinese government has issued regulations, including ORVR requirements, which were announced in 2015 and should become effective in late 2016 or early 2017 from Beijing to Guangzhou, and then across the country. Eaton has taken an early step in the research and development of ORVR and provided the very first fuel vapour valve for the ORVR system in 1997. Besides ORVR, the company has many products within the portfolio that have a direct impact on fuel efficiency and
lower emissions, including Hollow Valve, CDA and supercharger, etc. “There is an increasing focus on greener technologies, such as Hybrid, EV,” he said. Under a business-as-usual scenario,fuel consumption by trucks is predicted to grow more rapidly than other transport modes over the next 25 years, according to Centre for Climate and Energy Solutions. Answering questions on this as a business opportunity, Srinivasan said: “ The major trend will be in the area of automation and downsizing, which is occurring today but will continue into the foreseeable future as vehicle manufacturers strive to meet the global regulations for improved fuel economy and reduced emissions while maintaining the vehicle performance characteristics that consumers wants.” Eaton is focusing its R&D efforts on technologies that will help its customers achieve better fuel economy, reduce emissions, take weight out of vehicles through advanced material technologies, and improve the drivetrains of tomorrow. There has been an emphasis on the electric and hybrid vehicles in Asia. Eaton is working with its partners to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles in cities across Asia. “Bringing together the leading experts in city planning and smart grid infrastructures, Eaton’s hybrid and electric vehicle technology will offer energy saving solutions to cities wishing to accelerate the adoption of clean energy vehicles. It has the potential to advance rapidly the adoption of new technology in China as well as in the region,” he said.
In India Eaton supplies `Procision’ line of dual-clutch transmissions in India and according to the company it saves fuel and gives safe and easy operations for any driver. Procision is Eaton’s new line of medium-duty dual clutch transmissions that delivers 8 to 10 percent better fuel economy than a similarly equipped vehicle with a torque converter automatic transmission. With the fuel efficiency and low maintenance costs, Procision transmissions promise to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership for any medium-duty transmission in the commercial vehicle market today,” Srinivasan said. For aftermarket business, with the growing customer base of Eaton’s transmissions in India, the company is consistently expanding its aftermarket business and service network across the country. Eaton Authorised Service Centers (EASCs) have been set up at strategic locations to serve the transport and logistics serviceproviders as well as OEMs. “Today, we have 12 completely functional Eaton Authorised Service Centers (EASCs) across India and are continuously strengthening our aftermarket channels with addition of more EASCs and field technicians. Eaton also invests on field training. As on date, more than 4,500 technicians at OEMs and dealerships have been trained by Eaton,” he said.
Eaton is focused on enhancing its presence in India across all key business segments and leveraging the diverse opportunities that India offers. Today, with 18 key locations and seven manufacturing facilities, all of Eaton’s businesses, namely, Electrical, Hydraulics, Vehicle and Aerospace, are well represented in India. “Eaton is committed to introducing the latest technologies in the country to help customers address their power management needs more efficiently, safely, reliably and sustainably. Eaton’s leadership in this highly competitive market scenario is attributed to its capability in understanding customer needs and offering localised and customised solutions. Eaton has active engagement with all major OEMs in India,” Srinivasan said. Eaton’s Vehicle Group in India has three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. The Ranjangaon facility manufactures truck components; and the plants at Ahmednagar and Nashik produce automotive engine valves. With the wide range of vehicle technologies and solutions, which include medium and heavy duty transmissions, valve and valve actuation products, torque control products and superchargers, Eaton is well positioned in India to provide safe, sustainable, efficient and reliable solutions to its customers.
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Triangle Tyre To Go
Global
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he company strategy is to start with services and sales, and then probably warehousing. Then we will see how it goes. We have today four manufacturing plants in China, all situated in the Wehaiarea.We are positioned as one of the top Chinese manufacturers. We price and display our products as such. We want to make sure that we provide better servicing so that we become top of the pack of Chinese suppliers around the world. That will allow us to work better with more dealers. More distributors will make us grow stronger. The fact that we are 66 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
stronger as a brand will allow us to generate better pricing for our brand. As we grow as a company we can grow without pricing as well. That will offset the cost of providing service”, he said. Now China does not have a globally recognised brand as the US, Japan and Korea have. But similar was the case with Japan 25 years ago and Korea10-15 years ago. “China is following the same evolution. When Toyota brought in a car to the US 25 years ago, it was a cheap, dirty car. Today it is recognised as one of the best cars. Kia was a cheap car 10-15 years ago but has developed into
The China-based Triangle Tyre Co. Ltd wants to create a global brand for itself and to be a major player within the world tyre industry. The Weihai-headquartered company is present in 160 countries. “It is not the number of countries that is important but how we can position ourselves as a company within those countries. We are starting to put our footprint into different regions so that we can serve out of that country rather than distribute in and out of China”, Jenner Powell, Global Marketing Vice President, Triangle Huatai (Shanghai) International Trading Company Limited, told AutoParts Asia. As part of its globalisation plan, thecompany has launched its US operations: Triangle Tire United States of America LLC (TTUSA).
ALLIED INDUSTRIES a strong product. The Chinese industry in general is also going to go that way. The car industry in China is developing brands. There are a lot of Chinese brands today that are not exported to the rest of the world. But they will follow the same pattern. They will all produce cars that may not be considered the top by international standards but they will grow”, Powell said. He expects the tyre industry to follow the same pattern. From nowhere 30 years ago the Japanese tyres and in 10 years the Korean tyres have established themselves as global products. Chinese industry is geared to follow the path. A company like Triangle alone may not be able to do that. They will rally behind the 2025 vision for ‘Brand China’ to put China as a brand behind the products they serve. The governmentis taking a lot of efforts to promote China as a country that has good branding. It will be tough to create a brand name for tyre as the consumer is emotionally more attached to a vehicle than to a tyre. Still the process is the same, only it is more difficult. Even for the big brands like Michelin, Bridgestone and Corelli it is difficult to maintain the emotional connect. They have invested a lot of money to be there; the product itself is difficult to market. Triangle is developing a visual identity that is linked to the corporate identity for its distribution network. There will also more unified branding around the world that will strengthen the brand in itself. These initiatives will change the way the Triangle brand is going to be seen. “The next step is that Triangle will go global to supply OEs in different countries. It will have more presence in the different regions with local entities. The local entities will be able to work a lot closer with the distribution network and promote the brand following the corporate identity and corporate requirements”, Powell said. For the local entity, Triangle has made a beginning in the US with the first selling company. It has representative offices in different countries like Russia and India and sales representatives in Europe. The company is developing its presence in Europe and South East Asia. However, the development process in all these regions will be streamlined with the lessons learnt from the US entity. Triangle has technical centres in Wahei 68 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
and one in Akron. In order to supply to OEs in different countries, the company is planning local development. Since Europe is its target market it is studying various options for that.
Aftermarket Sales The international business of Triangle is mainly replacement (95 percent). The domestic market structure depends on the segment. It could be 50 percent OE supply and 50 percent aftermarket. Its major share is in passenger cars and trucks, as well as OTR, in China. Passenger vehicles and cars are the main business. In OTR the volumes are low but the value is higher. “Today, we are number four in OTR in the world, which is a statement in itself for the brand”, he said. Triangle plans to conduct market study in various countries through its representative offices. It is organising regular dealer surveys through its network. “We gather a lot of information through that and do an assessment of where we stand in terms of our products, services, market conditions and competition. This allows us to understand the market well. If we don’t have the opportunity to visit directly, we get indirect feedback from the people who matter, like our customers who know what products they need for their own markets”, Powell said. Powell claims that the basis of Triangle is safety. “Anything the company develops will have a safe base and positive impact on environment. The challenge for us is to develop innovation that makes sure the basic principles remain valid for everyone. It’s not only the product itself but the way we manufacture them. We have shown that we use different techniques to reduce our carbon footprint. That is the type of innovation we will go in for”, he said. Triangle is relatively top-of-the-mind within the trade and all its products are all wellknown. For the consumer, recall is not as good. “This is where we need to put in effort to develop the brand and go global with the brand. The journey is going to be long because developing a brand takes time. Apple took 20 years to become what it is today. The base is solid for us to be able to do that. Our target is to be the first recognised Chinese brand as a quality brand. Our tagline is: Moving you always”, Powell said.
PREVIEW
Auto Expo 2016 – Motor Show
To Unveil New Vehicles Components Show Will Have 1500 Participants APA Bureau
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he 13th edition of Auto Expo will start with the Components Show opening from February 4 to 7, 2016 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi and the Motor Show from February 5 to 9, 2016 at India Expo mart. Organised by the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the Components Show will have participation from about 1,500 suppliers, and the Motor Show will witness the launch of several new vehicles. The event will have the theme: ‘Mobility For All’ with a specific focus on ‘technologies’. It will provide an ideal platform to the industry across the automotive spectrum to hold discussions and to network. The theme reflects the government’s roadmap on trendy topics such as emission control, safety and security, and electric mobility.
Components Show Auto Expo – Components Show 2016 is gaining significance with the
recent unveiling of the Automotive Mission Plan 2016-26 (AMP 2026) by the government of India.May be because of AMP, it is for the first time that the organisers have occupied the entire Pragati Maidan for the exhibition. There seems to be enhanced interest from players in the auto components space both from the Indian and international suppliers. Their game plan should be to leverage the opportunities from the 10-year growth trajectory drawn by AMP, which is the collective vision of the Union Government and the Indian automotive industry. AMP 2026 wants the auto component industry to increase turnover to $220 billion from the present $38.5 billion, and exports to $80 billion-$100 billion from $11.2 billion. These targets are indeed ambitious, and to realise them, the industry and the government have to work in unison. It is necessary to improve the utilisation of existing capacities and the overall skill levels of the employees, to upgrade the capabilities of Tier-2 and Tier-3
companies and attract additional investments of about $80 billion. The government has to strengthen India’s competitiveness as an investment destination for manufacturing, especially by improving ease of doing business and investing in infrastructure.
Gaining Momentum With AMP 2026 the Auto Expo Components show is gaining significant momentum. Spread over 80,000 sqmts in 18 halls, this year the show will have 600 participants from 20 countries and over 900 from India. There are about 50 new entrants. There will beeight exclusive international pavilions from China, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and the UK. In 2014, which was the first year when the Components Expo and the Motor Show were organised separately at different locations, the former had registered 1,115 participating companies,684 Indian and 431 international. While the total number of visitors in the last edition of the Components Show was more than 71,350, the upcoming edition AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 69
preview is expected to record a significant increase.
fought on intellectual property and technology.”
The trend is promising in all sectors. In a recent interview the President of ACMA, Arvind Balaji, said: “The technology will be a key driver in differentiating us from our competitors. We have to invest in the development of technology and new products. The component industry has not yet leveraged the academic infrastructure in the country through Industry-Academia linkages. The need of the hour is creation of an eco-system that will encourage innovation and R&D. The market wars of the future will be
The Components Show will have a unique Innovation Pavilion that will display automotive components that are designed and developed in India. There will be specialised sections like garage equipment and bearings and pavilions for the live demonstrations of the latest technologies.
additional carpet area of 37,240 sq.m. SIAM President Vinod Dasari hopes that this year the exposition will be bigger, better and more exciting since the auto industry has been looking at Auto Expo as a very important platform.
growth of the automotive industry in thecountry. However, the large cities like Delhi, Mumbai etc., the motorisation rate is much higher at around 125 per thousand. The large gap between the motorisation in the large urban centres and the non-urban areas has to be bridged. The industry is now focussing on covering the non-urban areas more effectively”.
In a recent interview to AutoParts Asia, he said: “The automotive industry is the key driver of economic growth for the country. There is already an eco-system for that. But it needs to be revamped and modernised. The motorisation rate in India as a whole is quite low, at around 20 per 1000 as compared to over 500 per 1000 in the developed countries. This only reveals the huge headroom for 70 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
To encourage participation from the student community the organisers are planning to hold a contest for engineering students. Automotive counterfeit parts have
In fact, almost 50 percent of the demand for two-wheelers is coming from the rural markets. As availability of bank finance becomes easier and more widespread, the demand for motorised vehicles in the rural and non-urban centres is expected to increase. This can
been killing both the automotive industry and the national economy. There are causalities and fatalities due to use of spurious parts. ACMA continues its assault on the counterfeit products and to showcase the ramifications of the evil, it is organising a campaign,AsliNaqli, on the side lines of the Components Show.
The Motor Show Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016, fromFebruary 5 to 9, will occupy 73,000 sq.m, up from 69,000 sq.m in the previous edition. The venue will have six large halls with an
accelerate the overall motorisation rate in the country. Almost all the vehicle makers in every segment - two wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles - are gearing up to present something ‘new’ in the Auto Expo and therefore, the 2016 edition can be a significant one, according to industry experts. A few vehicle manufacturers have confirmed the product line-up for the Auto Expo Motor Show. GM India will reveal two new concept vehicles at the Chevrolet Pavilion. Honda plans to reveal its new generation Crossover Utility Vehicle, Honda BR-V. It will also display the latest generation of premium sedan, Honda Accord. Photos belong to 2014 edition. They are used for representational purpose only.
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New Venue To Boost
Auto Expo - Motor Show By Vishnu Mathur
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ndia Expo Mart Ltd (IEML), Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India, the venue for the Auto Expo -Motor Show 2016, has been given a massive makeover. The Motor Show is scheduled to be held during February 5 – 9, 2016. The gross indoor exhibition space has increased from 67,000 sq.m in the previous edition to 73,000 sq.m.
gears during bike rides. A new concept created for the first time will be the ‘Bollywood Corner’ in Hall 16 which would showcase the memorable original cars and bikes used in Bollywood movies. In the same hall, there will be a pavilion of supercars and superbikes for the visitors to admire.
Six large halls with an additional carpet area of 37,240 sq.m are newly built with air-conditioning and adequate power supply cabling. The venue previously had only eight permanent halls measuring 27,648 sq.m. Hence in the 2014 edition the remaining display was curated in temporary hangers measuring 32,400 sqms. The previous edition saw 55 exhibitors, that have already crossed 65 for this edition.Going by the trend of advance ticket sales, it is expected that about 1.25 lakh people, almost 20 percent more than in the last edition, would be visiting the Motor Show 2016 during the five public days. The Motor Show 2016 will witness participation of all key vehicle manufacturers such as Ashok Leyland, Audi India, BMW India, Datsun, Fiat India, Ford India, General Motors, Honda Cars India, Hyundai Motor India, Isuzu Motors India, Jaguar Land Rover, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki India, Mercedes-Benz India, Nissan Motor India, Renault India, Scania Commercial Vehicles India, SML Isuzu, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, VE Commercial Vehicles, Volkswagen India etc. In the two-wheeler segment, Hero MotoCorp, India Yamaha, Mahindra two- wheelers, Piaggio Vehicles, Suzuki Motorcycle India, Triumph Motorcycles India, TVS Motor Company etc. will be showcasing their latest products and technologies. 72 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
A special Pavilion is being created to showcase scale models in Hall No. 10. This pavilion would display scale models of vehicles, ranging in the size scale of 1:8 to 1:64.
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Apart from the above brands, there will be some new entrants in this edition like Abarth, BMW Motorrad, Jeep, DSK Benelli, Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, etc. Along with the vehicle manufacturers, Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016 will also have high-end Bicycles, Tyres and Tubes, Fuel Companies, Automotive Design and Technology, Engineering and IT for Automobile Companies, Institutions, Universities, Auto Insurance Companies, and Media & Auto Portals/ Publications. Like in the past, there will be a Theme Pavilion on Vintage Cars and also a focused activity area where outdoor activities, such as safety riding, driving simulators, etc. will take place. The excitement doesn’t stops there as everyday there will be various groups of super bike owners from NCR, who will be riding to Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016 to display their big machines and will also give tips to visitors on safe riding and advantages of wearing proper safety
A visit to the Auto Expo is a family event where food is an important component. The venue is scheduled to get a host of renowned food brands to cater to the varied taste buds of the attendees. There would be two restaurants from the Taj and the Radisson Hotels. Bringing flavours to the plate would be major quick-service restaurants ranging from international majors Dominos, Dunkin Donuts, KFC, Subway and Pizza Hut to local giants like Chaayos, Chai Point, Chokola, 34 Chowrangee Lane, Baker Street, Punjab Grill, Kebab Express etc. The food court area has been ramped up by 1000 Sq.m. The Show venue located at NOIDA shall be made more accessible to the people at large as free frequent shuttle service would be provided from the nearest Botanical Garden metro station to the venue. DTC buses, like in the previous edition, would play a major part in making the event a major success. The organisers of the Auto Expo, ACMA, CII and SIAM, are proud to present to the Nation the Auto Expo 2016. (The Author is the Director General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and views expressed are personal.)
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Auto Expo – Components Show 2016
Features Many Firsts, Innovations By Vinnie Metha
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rom a spread of mere 45,000 sq.m in 2014 to the entire PragatiMaidan of 80,000 sq.m, the Auto Expo - Components Show has come a long way and is growing bigger with each passing edition. Scheduled to take place from February 4 to 7, 2016 in New Delhi, the show was completely booked four months prior with 20 percent increase in the number of exhibitors from 2014. In its 13th edition, the Components Expo is going to be bigger and better with dedicated pavilions for bearings and garage equipment, showcasing latest automotive technologies, solutions, systems and services and live demonstrations of advanced technologies. The show is spread across 18 halls with close to 1,500 exhibitors comprising 900 domestic players and 600 international companies. Eight exclusive international pavilions from China, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and the UK will add to the glamour of the show. The Components Expo 2016 with the theme, ‘Mobility for All’, will specifically focus on safety and production efficiency. It will provide an ideal platform to the industry across the automotive spectrum to hold discussions and to network on trendy topics such as emission control, safety and security and electric mobility. The Component Expo has always been the preferred platform for launch of new products and technologies making it a ‘not–tomiss opportunity’ by the purchase and product development teams. The event indeed, is much awaited by the industry to know about the upcoming technologies, which will shape the future of the Indian automotive industry. With a view to encourage an 74 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
innovation-driven mindset among the youth, ‘Passion for Innovation’, a contest for Engineering Students, is also being organised on the sidelines of the event. Continuing the endeavor to sensitise the consumers on the importance of in-vehicular safety devices and usage of genuine auto components, the Auto Expo will have an AsliNaqli Pavilion which is an initiative by ACMA addressing the growing use of counterfeit products. It will have 13 participating companies offering complete anti-counterfeiting solutions including packaging technologies as a brand protection measure. Further, the IPR Cell at this Pavilion aims to safeguard the Intellectual Property Rights of exhibiting companies against display of counterfeits or imitations in violation of their IPR. An aggrieved party can approach the Cell and seek advice for action against an infringing exhibitor at the event.
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The Components Expo will also provide a platform for interactions among the OEMs, the component manufacturers, the aftermarket distributors, the decision-makers, the industry professionals and other stakeholders.
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Exhibition Space - Gross: 80,000 sq. m
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Featuring 1500 exhibiting companies [Indian: 900, global 600]
As the auto component industry is making conscious efforts to graduate from Build to Print to creation of Intellectual Property, for the first time the Auto Expo-Components Show has introduced an Innovation pavilion displaying component that are designed, developed and validated in India. The primary objective of this pavilion is to showcase the product development prowess of the component sector as also help deepen the automotive value chain in the country.
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Foreign contingents from 20 countries
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Innovation Pavilion showcasing R&D Competence of Component Sector
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Focused pavilions on: Innovation; Garage equipment and Bearings
The author is the Director General of ACMA and views expressed are personal.
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Renault-Nissan Alliance In India Produces One Million Vehicles APA Bureau
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he workforce at RenaultNissan’s Alliance plant in Oragadam near Chennai, India, has reached a significant production milestone by manufacturing its one millionth vehicle.The landmark car, a Nissan Micra, rolled off the line at 12.15 pm on Friday, January 8, 2016. The plant, which is the largest Alliance production facility in the world, started operation in March 2010 following₹ 45 billion initial investment. The Alliance has since invested another₹ 16 billion to increase capability with a worldclass powertrain manufacturing facility and tooling. The plant has introduced 32 new Renault, Nissan and Datsun models and derivatives
to its production line. The plant caters to both domestic and international markets and has developed into India’s second largest car exporter with more than 600,000 units shipped to 106 countries since 2010.In that time annual production volume has risen from an initial 75,000 units in the 2010 financial year, to over 200,000 by the end of March 2015. Christian Mardrus, Chairman of Nissan’s Africa, Middle East and India region, and former Alliance Executive Vice-President, said: “I congratulate our workforce in Chennai for achieving a significant landmark in the ongoing evolution of this important plant.Our Chennai facility has, and will continue, to play a fundamental role in the
development of our business in India. This milestone reflects the popularity of Nissan and Renault products in India and export markets, as well as the skill and dedication of our staff. It is also a measure of the high-level of support we have enjoyed from the Tamil Nadu government.” Colin MacDonald, Managing Director of Renault Nissan Alliance India Private Ltd (RNAIPL), said: “ On an average we have launched two new models each year across three brands since 2010.The most recent model to be introduced at the plant was the popular Renault Kwid in September last year. This will be followed in 2016 by the third Datsunbranded vehicle to be sold in India”.
Mahindra Launches KUV 100 APA Bureau
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ahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, has launched its muchawaited compact SUV – KUV100 (pronounced as KUV ‘1 double Oh’), the young SUV. The KUV100 combines aggressive styling and an SUV stance with refined and stylish interiors, safety features such as ABS with EBD standard across the range, high fuel efficiency and accessible technology making it an irresistible and aspirational offering for those eager to make a unique style statement. Available at Mahindra dealerships across India, the KUV100 starts at an attractive price of Rs. 4.42 lakhs (ex-showroom Pune for the K2 petrol variant) and Rs. 5.22 lakhs (ex-showroom Pune for the K2
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diesel variant). Built on an all-new monocoque platform and designed in-house with contemporary urban crossover cues the KUV100 sports a design language that is unique. Speaking at the launchPawanGoenka, Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, said, “The launch of KUV100 is a defining moment in the automotive journey of Mahindra. KUV100 is our first foray into ground up petrol engine and with it we are
defining a new SUV sub-segment and targeting a new customer group”. Pravin Shah, PresidentandChief Executive, (Automotive) Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said: “The KUV100 turns a new leaf in Mahindra’s evolution in the SUV segment. Being the market leader in the SUV space, it has always been our endeavour to offer breakthrough products and category creators and we have consistently done that, be it with the Scorpio or the XUV500 and TUV300 more recently. Being a listening organization, we identified that today’s youth would want an SUV that helps them stand out, that reflects their personality and enhances their lifestyle. I believe the KUV100 will appeal to youth and first time car buyers with its aggressive styling, trendy interiors, long feature list and attractive price point and emerge as a winner.”
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NAIAS Showcases Innovation In Transportation Technology APA Bureau Partnership with IBM, media enjoyed a one-stop portal for accessing OEM, supplier and sponsor partner content ranging from press releases to graphics to video. Sceptics, however, doubt whether the Detroit Auto Show, as it is also called, represented the mood of the industry that witnessed record sales last year. Almost all the vehicle makers in the US posted substantial profits after years of slowdown and the US auto industry closing 2015 with close to six percent growth over the previous year. The increasing focus on electronics in vehicles, connected cars and automated vehicles made the OEMs to concentrate a little more on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that concluded in Las Vegas just before the Detroit Auto Show organised by NAIAS. For instance, the sensational showcase car of the show was the production Chevy Bolt EV, which was unveiled a week earlier at the CES.
US President Barack Obama with NAIAS Chairman Paul Sabatini.
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rom a segment-reinventing minivan to luxury flagships, twin-turbocharged powerhouses, plug-in hybrids and autonomous drive functions, automakers showcased the sharpest of cutting-edge technologies, products and brandbuilding strategies at this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Press preview in Detroit. Of the 57 introductions at NAIAS, almost all were world-wide debuts, a testament to the global role NAIAS plays in automakers’ new vehicle and technology launch strategies. Media saw a show floor that was completely redesigned. More than 70 percent of the displays were newlydesigned, representing about $200 million investment by the exhibiting automakers, suppliers and partners. Journalists also experienced the firstever Data Asset Management portal at an auto show designed exclusively for them. Through a Technology
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According to some industry observers, the display was nothing close to last year’s exhibits. New launches in the high-volume vehicle segment, though less than last year, included Chrysler Pacifica, GMC
Acadia, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the front grille of the Ford Fusion. Others were either in the low-volume niche vehicle or a concept that can barely see commercialisation. The fillip to the show came from President Barack Obama, the third US Presidents to visit the auto show in Detroit. President Bill Clinton visited NAIAS in 1999 and President Dwight Eisenhower toured the then Detroit Auto Show in 1960. Obama toured the show with 2016 NAIAS Chairman Paul Sabatini and UAW President Dennis Williams, making stops at several exhibits, including Chevrolet, FCA, Ford and ZF. Prior to his tour, he had private meeting with Sabatini, NAIAS CoChair Sam Slaughter and the auto show’s Executive Director Rod Alberts. In announcing his visit to NAIAS, Obama said: “I believe that every American should be proud of what our most iconic industry has done.” Now in its 28th year as an international event, the NAIAS is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, providing unparalleled access to the automotive products, people and ideas that matter most. It is one of the largest media events in North America, and the only auto show in the US to earn an annual distinguished sanction of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles, the Paris-based alliance of automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world.
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Kia Reveals Images Of Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle APA Bureau
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ia has unveiled the first official images of the sporty and versatile Niro – an allnew Hybrid Utility Vehicle (HUV) that’s set to add a fresh dimension to the global compact
SUV market. The styling of the Niro was led by Kia’s design centres in California, USA and Namyang, Korea and incorporates the practicality and aesthetic allure of a compact SUV, with a sleek, aerodynamic body and
subtly sculptured surfaces. Highlighting the raised rear haunches that endow the HUV with an athletic stance, the image also reveals high-mounted LED taillights that complement an uncluttered rear end. The slim character line and rear windows emphasise the car’s sleek profile, while allowing greater room for the Niro’s muscular wheel arches. It is the first model to be based on Kia’s new dedicated eco-car platform.. The HUV is set to achieve a sub-90 g/km CO2 emissions rating (combined, based on the New European Driving Cycle) thanks to its all-new downsized gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. The Niro HUV will be unveiled to the world for the first time at the Chicago Auto Show during February 13-21, 2016. The steps taken by the brand dto deliver comfortable, fun-to-drive vehicles that lead the way in low-emission motoring will be demonstrated.
Johnson Controls’ NewAutomotive Seating Unit To Be Named Adient APA Bureau
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ohnson Controls Inc. has revealed that Adient will be the name of its automotive seating and interiors business after the entity is spun off into a new publicly traded company in October 2016. “Adient is a positive, powerful name that underscores our unique point of differentiation, namely, our ability to bring the right pieces together the right way, at precisely the right time, to deliver the best value for our customers,” sa Bruce McDonald, current Johnson Controls vicechairman and future Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 80 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
Adient, said. “Adient is a Latin word that translates to accepting and advancing a situation or a stimulus, which is representative of our constant drive to engage, compete and always improve,” he said. The Adient name was announced by McDonald as part of his presentation to investors at the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference in Detroit, Michigan. “The announcement of our new name is the first step on our journey to launch our new brand and to defining our future as a successful, independent company,” McDonald
said. “It is our mission to set the standard as a world-class automotive seating supplier through leadership in cost, quality, launch execution and customer satisfaction. We will leverage our capabilities to drive growth, both within and beyond the automotive industry.” In his presentation, McDonald said he expects Adient to implement new strategies that will drive higher levels of growth and profitability as well as strong cash flows. He said Adient would increase its investments in innovation to increase value to customers and shareholders.
GLEANINGS - International
Renault-Nissan To Launch Range Of Autonomous Vehicles In 4 Years APA Bureau
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he Renault-Nissan Alliance will launch a range of vehicles with autonomous capabilities in the US, Europe, Japan and China through 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices. It will also launch a suite of new connectivity applications that will make it easier for people to stay connected to work, entertainment and social networks. “Renault-Nissan Alliance is deeply committed to the twin goals of ‘zero emissions and zero fatalities,’” Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn said at the Renault-Nissan Silicon Valley Research Centre. “That’s why we are developing autonomous driving and connectivity for mass-market, mainstream vehicles on three continents.”
Zero Emission, Zero Fatalities Renault-Nissan is the industry’s zeroemission leader. The alliance has sold nearly 300,000 all-electric vehicles since the first Nissan LEAF was sold in the San Francisco Bay Area in December 2010. Safety and efficiency of vehicles across the Renault-Nissan Alliance have increased dramatically. For instance, fatal and serious injuries in Nissan vehicles in Japan decreased 61 percent in 20 years; fatal and serious injuries in Renault vehicles in France decreased 80 percent in 15 years.Autonomous drive is expected 82 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
to help further reduce driver error, which is responsible for up to 90 percent of all fatalities. 2016 will mark the debut of vehicles with ‘single-lane control’, a feature that allows cars to drive autonomously on highways, including in heavy, stopand-go traffic. In 2018, Renault-Nissan will launch vehicles with `multiple-lane control’, which can autonomously negotiate hazards and change lanes during highway driving. And 2020 will see the launch of `intersection autonomy’, which can navigate city intersections and heavy urban traffic without driver intervention. Later this year Alliance will launch a new automotive app for mobile devices, which allows remote interaction with one’s car. Next year, it will launch the first `Alliance Multimedia System’, providing new multimedia and navigation features, as well as improved smartphone integration and wireless map updates. In 2018, the Alliance Connectivity and Internet of Things platform will support the new Virtual Personal Assistant feature for individual and business customers.All of the Alliance’s autonomous drive technology will be available at the option of the driver.
Convergence For Success Renault-Nissan `converged’ the engineering organisations of both the companies in 2014. Engineers at Renault and Nissan work together as one team to reduce duplication in the development of next-generation
technologies. The technology Renault and Nissan engineers develop together is then available for each company and all brands to use where it makes sense for consumers. Product teams from Renault, Nissan, Infiniti and other Alliance brands may select those applications for their models, where appropriate. By partnering on advanced research and development, Renault and Nissan are able to work more efficiently, with less cost, and thereby deliver higher value vehicles to their customers. Renault-Nissan has an annual research and development budget of about US$5 billion. The world’s fourth largest car group, which sells one in 10 cars globally, has research centres in Atsugi, Japan; Guyancourt, France; Farmington Hills, Michigan; and Sunnyvale, California. Renault-Nissan also has large engineering centres in India, Brazil, Romania, Turkey and China, among others. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is a strategic partnership between Parisbased Renault and Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan. The companies, which have been strategic partners since 1999, sold 8.5 million vehicles in nearly 200 countries in 2014. The Alliance has strategic collaborations with automakers including Germany’s Daimler, Japan’s Mitsubishi, China’s Dongfeng, and India’s Ashok Leyland. The Alliance also owns a majority stake in the joint venture which controls Russia’s AVTOVAZ, maker of the Lada brand.
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Jeep Celebrates 75th Year With Special Editions
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orn in 1941, the Jeep brand celebrates 75 years of leadership, military history, and open-air freedom and adventure in 2016. As a tribute to this anniversary celebration, Jeep is creating distinctive, 75th Anniversary special edition models of each vehicle in its line-up.The Jeep line-up consists of the Cherokee, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Patriot, Renegade, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited. “Jeep vehicles have defined the authentic SUV and set the benchmark for off-road capability and freedom since they were first produced in 1941,” Mike Manley, Head of Jeep Brand - FCA Global, said. “Today, Jeep SUVs continue to deliver 4x4 leadership, as well as fuel efficiency, world-class craftsmanship and premium on-road dynamics. “In honour of the brand’s 75th anniversary, we have created eyecatching, special-edition models of each vehicle in our line-up that celebrates the unparalleled history of the legendary Jeep brand,” Manley added. All the 75th Anniversary specialedition models will be available in Jeep-exclusive Green exterior paint (Sarge Green, Recon Green or Jungle Green, depending on model), Low Gloss Bronze wheels, Bronze and Orange exterior accents, unique
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interiors, including exclusive seats with embossed 75th Anniversary logo or one-of-a-kind Ombre Mesh fabric, open-air freedom and a 75th Anniversary exterior badge. Each model will be available in Jeep dealer showrooms in the first quarter of 2016.
The Anniversary Editions Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited: 2016 Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited are available in Sarge Green, Black, Rhino, Mojave Sand, Bright White, Billet Silver and Granite Crystal. The suggested Retail Price (MSRP) in the US is $34,575 ($38,375 for four-door Unlimited models), plus $995 destination. ( Destination price of $995 is applicable to all special edition models). Grand Cherokee: 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee is available in Recon Green, Brilliant Black, Bright White, Billet Silver and Granite Crystal.The starting price in the US is $36,775 for 4x4 models. Cherokee: 2016 Jeep Cherokee is available in Recon Green, Brilliant Black, Bright White, Billet Silver, Rhino and Granite Crystal. The starting price in the US is $29,875 for 4x4 models. Renegade: 2016 Jeep Renegade is available in Jungle Green, Alpine
White, Black, Omaha Orange, Mojave Sand, Glacier Metallic, Granite Crystal and Anvil. Based on the Renegade Latitude model, its starting price in the US is $25,375 for 4x4 models. Compass: 2016 Jeep Compass is available in Recon Green, Black, Bright White, Billet Silver and Granite Crystal. The starting price in the US is $24,475 for 4x4 models. Patriot: 2016 Jeep Patriot is available in Recon Green, Black, Bright White, Billet Silver and Granite Crystal. It is based on the Patriot Sport model. The starting price in the US is $22,475 for 4x4 models. In order to meet consumer demand around the world, all Jeep models sold outside North America are available in both left and righthand drive configurations and with gasoline and diesel powertrain options. Built on 75 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV with class-leading capability, craftsmanship and versatility for people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a full line of vehicles that continue to provide owners with a sense of security to handle any journey with confidence.
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Eaton’s New Self-Adjusting Clutches For Aftermarket APA Bureau
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ower management company Eaton has added a new self-adjusting clutch to the company’s line-up of aftermarket products. The new EverTough by Eaton self-adjust clutch has been engineered specifically for aftermarket applications and eliminates the need for manual adjustments.
All EverTough clutches are affordably priced and designed for longevity to extend the life of later life-cycle trucks. Features include easy-tosee wear indicators, stainless steel cam springs, full-round baffles, and dampers that optimise aftermarket torsional vibration needs. “EverTough clutches are an excellent choice for customers looking for an unbeatable combination of value and performance,” said Ben Karrer, global product strategy manager, Eaton. “The clutches also feature Eaton’s proven self-adjust technology that competitive models just cannot match,
and receive the same industrybest Roadranger driveline support as our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) clutches.” Available in 14 and 15.5-inch sizes at thousands of truck dealers and independent parts suppliers throughout North America, the EverTough Self-Adjust clutch has a 25,000-mile lube interval and comes with a one year warranty. Eaton’s newest addition to its aftermarket offerings will be available for order from February 1, 2016. Eaton Commercial Vehicle components are supported by Eaton’s Roadranger network that includes more than 200 drivetrain professionals throughout North America who provide solutions, support and expertise to fleets and dealers.
Schaeffler Makes Million UniAir Actuators For Tigershark Engines APA Bureau
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he Schaeffler Group, a leading global integrated automotive and industrial supplier, has rolled off recently its one millionth UniAir actuator for the Tigershark engine from its assembly line in the Cheraw, S.C. facility. Schaeffler originally developed the UniAir system in partnership with FCA US LLC as the fully variable valve train system that enables the MultiAir engine. The innovative fuel-saving technology was awarded a 2012 Automotive News PACE Award. “Our UniAir technology continues to evolve with our customers’ needs and the current automotive marketplace,” Jeff Harris, President, Engine Systems, Schaeffler, said. 86 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
“Since its development, market interest has increased and we now have plans to expand it to new engine applications in 2016. This growth, along with the one millionth Tigershark milestone, reflects the hard work and dedication of many people within the Schaeffler organization.” The UniAir system debuted in 2009 in the Alfa Romeo MiTo and Schaeffler’s Cheraw facility began production of the system in June 2011 for the Fiat 500 and Dodge Dart. The system is currently utilised on three FCA engines: The 1.4L FIRE engine; the 0.9L TwinAir engine in Europe; and the 2.4L Tigershark global engine. Since 2009, Schaeffler has produced a total of nearly two million actuators for its UniAir engine
system.
UniAir Technology Schaeffler’sUniAir technology is a fully variable, electro-hydraulic valve actuation system that offers full control of the opening and closing angle of the engine valves while also offering control of the valve lift. The system uses camshaft motion to compress engine oil under high pressure to open the engine valves. A fast switching solenoid valve controls the build-up and release of this oil pressure so that the lift, opening and closing angles can be controlled. A control system and calibration is also provided to manage the functionality of the system and to manage the diagnostic strategies in conjunction with the OEM.
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GLEANINGS - International
Valvoline Launches
150th Commemorative Year APA Bureau
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ounded in 1866, Valvoline, the petroleum industry’s first UStrademarked motor oil brand whose lubricants, chemicals and car products are available in more than 160 countries, has launched its 150th anniversary celebration. It will continue throughout 2016 with a series of commemorative initiatives. “The unprecedented 150-year history of Valvoline is truly a milestone to be celebrated, with a heritage rivalling that of Budweiser, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric and Ford Motor Company, among others,” Sam Mitchell, Valvoline president, said. “There’s so much for us as a brand to look forward to as 2016 unfolds, and we are thrilled to be driving efforts for what will be a fantastic year of history and a celebration of the innovative American spirit that has produced our 150 years of success,”Jamal Muashsher, Valvoline’s director of marketing for global brands, said.
Key Brand Milestones 1866: John Ellis founded Valvoline in 1866 when he discovered the lubricating properties of distilled crude oil, formulating the world’s first petroleum-based lubricant. Valvoline™ oil was officially trademarked in 1873. 1895: The first-ever car race organised in North America was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1895. The Valvoline lubricated, twocylinder, one-and-three-quarter horsepower car won first place. Early 1900s: As Valvoline entered the 20th century, it 88 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
became a recommended oil for the iconic Ford Model T, making Valvoline a household name as vehicle ownership rapidly expanded. Valvoline successfully pioneered one of the world’s first aircraft engine motor oils in1910. 1939: Valvoline developed X-18, the first all-purpose gear oil. This innovation reduced mechanic shop product inventory and exceeded manufacturer specifications of that time. 1942-1945: Valvoline oil was widely used to lubricate allied vehicles throughout the duration of World War II. 1950: In 1950, Ashland Oil Inc. of Kentucky acquired Valvoline, ushering in a new era of innovation. In 1954, and with automakers shifting to powerful overhead valve v8 engines, Valvoline developed its AllClimate™ Motor Oil – eliminating the need for seasonal oil changes. 1965: Valvoline introduced Valvoline™ Racing Motor Oil to the world in the mid-1960s. Used in multiple forms of racing, Valvoline racing oil became, and remains to this day, the bestselling racing oil of all time. 1970s-1980s: During this era, Valvoline won in the Indy 500 (1970), NASCAR Daytona 500 (1972) and gained its first Formula One World Championship (1978). In the 1980s, a string of Valvoline cars, driven by some of racings biggest legends, raced first across finish lines around the world. Valvoline also became an operator of its own service centres (1987), making Valvoline unique among its global competitors.
1990s: In 1996, Valvoline introduced Durablend™, its first synthetic blend motor oil. This development brought the many benefits of synthetic to a broader consumer base and pioneered protection for the smaller, highRPM engines of the day. Early 2000s: In 2000 Valvoline launchedMaxlife™ High Mileage Motor Oil – the first motor oil specifically engineered with technology that provides increased longevity for cars over 75,000 miles. In 2005, Valvoline centres performed their 100 millionth vehicle service. 2010-2015: In 2011, Valvoline reported $2 billion in global sales. Two years later, Hendrick Motor Sportsannounced a multi-year NASCAR agreement with Valvoline. A new plant was opened in India in 2014 – bringing the total of blending and packaging plants worldwide to 60. Product innovations continued with the release of NextGen™, a premium lubricant that also saves energy in production. 2016: Valvoline is celebrating its 150th anniversary stateside and across the globe. Additionally, Valvoline Instant Oil Change centres are expected to perform their 200 millionth oil change during the year. “We are extremely proud of how far we have come as a company – but we are also motivated by where we hope to go. Our plans, products and service programmes ensure that Valvoline will keep the world moving for the next 150 years. And as a company that is truly never idle, we want the world to know that we are just getting started,” Mitchell said.
GLEANINGS - International
Sixty-One Vehicles Earn Top IIHS Safety Ratings APA Bureau
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orty-eight vehicles met the tougher criteria for 2016 to take home a `Top Safety Pick+’ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), earning good ratings in all five crashworthiness evaluations and an advanced or higher rating for front crash prevention. An additional 13 vehicles qualified for Top Safety Pick in this initial group of winners. “We asked auto manufacturers to do more this year to qualify for our safety awards, and they delivered,” Adrian Lund, IIHS president, said. “For the first time, a good rating in the challenging small overlap front crash test is a requirement to win, in addition to an available front crash prevention system. How that system rates determines whether a vehicle will earn Top Safety Pick+ or Top Safety Pick.” The baseline requirements for both awards are good ratings in the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as a standard or optional front crash prevention system. The 48 winners of the “plus” award have a superior- or advancedrated front crash prevention system with automatic braking capabilities. These vehicles must stop or slow down without driver intervention
before hitting a target in tests at 12 mph, 25 mph or both. Models with an available basic-rated front crash prevention system, which typically only issues a warning and does not brake, qualify for Top Safety Pick. IIHS inaugurated Top Safety Pick in the 2006 model year to help consumers home in on vehicles with the best safety performance. The Top Safety Pick+ accolade was introduced in 2012 to recognise vehicles that offer an advanced level of safety. Last year when IIHS announced the initial winners of the 2015 awards, 33 models qualified for Top Safety Pick+ and 38 qualified for Top Safety Pick. The ranks then grew to 51 Top Safety Pick + and 48 Top Safety Pick winners. IIHS releases ratings as it evaluates new models, adding to the ranks of winners throughout the year.
2016 Winners’ Circle The 2016 the winners’ circle includes some redesigned models with improved frontal crash protection and autobrake features, which help to prevent or mitigate certain frontal crashes. The 2016 Nissan Maxima and Volkswagen Passat, for example, earn good ratings in the small overlap
front test, while earlier models were rated acceptable. Nissan also improved occupant protection in rear crashes and rollovers, boosting the Maxima’s head restraints and seats rating from marginal to good and its roof strength rating from acceptable to good. The Maxima’s optional front crash prevention system is rated superior and the Passat’s is rated advanced. Both midsize cars earn the plus award. Toyota added autobrake to the Avalon, a large family car, and the RAV4, a small SUV, qualified for Top Safety Pick+. Both are rated superior for front crash prevention. In the award count, Toyota led manufacturers with nine 2016 Top Safety Pick+ winners, including the popular Camry midsize car, while Honda picked up eight Top Safety Pick+ awards and one Top Safety Pick. Volkswagen/Audi has seven plus-award winners. Six Subaru models qualify for Top Safety Pick+. The Chrysler 200 qualified for a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award. One other vehicle from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Fiat 500X, earns the Institute’s highest award for 2016. Ford has just one winning model this year, the F-150 SuperCrew, which earns Top Safety Pick. The large pickup is the only Ford with a good small overlap rating. Among the Top Safety Pick+ winners, there were 31 models with an available superior-rated front crash prevention system and 17 models with an advanced rating. “Ask for autobrake and forward collision warning features when you are out shopping for a new vehicle,” Lund said. “Look for good ratings in IIHS evaluations and at least four of five stars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). And remember that larger, heavier vehicles offer the best protection in a crash,” he said. AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016 | 89
GLEANINGS - International
ZF Shaping Next Decade Of Efficient, Autonomous Driving APA Bureau
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F Friedrichshafen AG beganthe 2016 automotive year at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan. Under the motto: ‘Shaping the next decade of automated driving,’ ZF displayed products and solutions for the automobile megatrends of efficiency, safety, and autonomous driving from a single source. This was the first major presentation in the US after acquiring TRW Automotive in May 2015. “Now that the acquisition of TRW is complete, we want to become the market leader in the intelligent networking of mechanical components,” ZF CEO Stefan Sommer, said. “That is a strength that none of our competitors can match. In the coming year, we will have a broader product portfolio and, at the same time, be able to cut costs because we are making good progress with the integration of ZF
TRW,” he said. The integration, in addition to the establishment of the new E-Mobility Division and the improvement of cost structures at the German locations, is a decisive topic for this year. The E-Mobility Division will bundle all activities involved in the electrification of automobiles and commercial vehicles.
Confirms Target Sommer has confirmed the company sales target for 2015 of between €29 billion and €30 billion (approximately $32 billion) that had been communicated in the middle of the year. ZF will also achieve its results targets. Sales in the North American region have continued to develop positively from the previous year. ZF will present detailed figures at the annual press conference on March 22, 2016. The ZF CEO remains optimistic for
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2016: “There are both positives and negatives in the markets.” The US market is robust and continues to develop strongly; this also applies to some European countries such as Spain and Great Britain. “The Chinese market also continues to grow strongly despite reduced dynamics,” Sommer said. Recoveries in Brazil and Russia, on the other hand, have not yet materialized.
Continental Fares Well In 2015 APA Bureau
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he Continental Corporation, with the sales of about €39.2 billion and an adjusted EBIT margin of 11.7 percent, achieved its targets for 2015. The corporation has five divisions: Chassis and Safety, Interior,
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Powertrain, Tyres, and ContiTech.
conference.
“In 2015, we continued to generate profitable growth in a generally challenging environment. Market growth in Europe and the US helped us to compensate for slower growth in China, major recessions in Russia and Brazil, and the decline in industrial business, particularly in the raw materials sector. Once again, we could rely on the hard work demonstrated by our employees around the world, who now number more than 208,000 in 53 countries,” Continental Executive Board Chairman ElmarDegenhart said recently in Detroit. Continental will present its preliminary business figures on March 3, 2016, at another digital-only financial press
“In 2016, we expect global production of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with a total weight of up to six tons to increase slightly from around 88 million vehicles to 89 million. We anticipate a sales increase of around 5 percent to approximately €41 billion. We aim to maintain our adjusted EBIT margin again at more than 10.5 percent,” he said. Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international automotive supplier, tyre manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions.
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GLEANINGS - International
Force 1 V10 Debuts At NAIAS As
New American Supercar
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egendary automotive designer Henrik Fisker and American race car driver Ben Keating unveiled the 2016 Force 1 V10, an all new American Super Car, during the recently-held North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The two-seat, all carbon fibre-bodied Force 1 is a high-performance, low production sports car, manufactured in Auburn Hills, Michigan by the newly launched VLF Automotive, of which Fisker is a partner and design chief. “Force 1 is another dramatic example of what we are going to do at VLF Automotive by combining proven world-class platforms and components with elegant designs to produce stunning bespoke luxury sports vehicles,” Bob Lutz, VLF Automotive Chairman, said. Fisker and Keating entered partnership discussions in early 2015 after bonding over their mutual love of cars, fondness for each other’s professional work and the possibilities that could emerge if their skill sets intersected. Production will commence from the end of April 2016 in Auburn Hills. Deliveries will begin in the third quarter 2016, with 92 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2016
the base price starting at $268,500. Force 1 V10 will be produced in limited numbers with an initial production of only 50 units. “What inspired me most about building this partnership with Ben is that he is the most passionate Viper racer in the world and understands performance metrics in cars, both on the track and on the road, better than anyone I’ve ever met,” Fisker said. “He has developed a unique active suspension for superior handling and ride, which is seamlessly integrated into the Force 1, enhancing performance whether on track or road.”
Design Language “To work with Henrik as one of the world’s best designers to create a super exciting, wide curvy body for this amazing car is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Keating said. “Plus, it’s the perfect vehicle to showcase many of the incredible performance features we’ve been working on for years. It really is the chance to start with an amazing initial platform to develop an incredible American super car with exceptional design and performance.”
Force 1 V10 features an all carbon fibre, lightweight body and 21-inch wheels with high performance Pirelli P Zero tyres and Brembo high-performance brakes. The car has one of the most powerful naturally aspirated road engines in the world delivering the best performance in its price class. Force 1 embodies Henrik Fisker’s design language, which underpins all VLF Automotive cars. With Fisker’s signature balance between proportion, sculpture and graphics, the exterior design of Force 1 boasts classic American sports car proportions with a long hood, short front overhang, long tail and pushed out wheels. “In the case of Force 1, there is an extremely pushed back green house,” Fisker explained. “The sculpture on Force 1 is like a family succession to Destino, dramatic and powerful, relative flat surfaces on the high end of the body side, with lines full of tension, emerging onto a rounder lower section, where Force 1 has a large functional outlet. The sculptural hood has unique, large, negative surfaces, as in the family of the Destino, with six highly needed air intakes and outlets for the 745-HP 8.4 L V10 engine. The windscreen wraps around into the side glass, followed by an elegant, yet aggressive side line sweeping up towards the rear deck”. Force 1 incorporates downforce elements such as the deep front spoiler and aggressive rear diffuser in pure visible carbon fibre. At the top of the rear glass sits a unique rear wing spoiler also housing the in-car Wi-Fi and third brake light.
GLEANINGS - International
Consumers Want Self-Enabling Cars, New Ownership Models: IBM Study APA Bureau
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onsumers expect to use cars differently – showing particular interest in selfenabling vehicles -- though they don’t necessarily want to own one in the traditional sense, according to the results of IBM’s automotive consumer study. This presents opportunities for automakers to apply analytics and cognitive capabilities to develop new vehicle options. For the second part of the “Auto 2025” series, IBM interviewed over 16,000 consumers globally to determine how they expect to use vehicles in the next ten years. `A New Relationship – People and Cars’,developed by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), reports that consumers show a high level of interest in self-enabling vehicles, or cars that can learn, heal, drive and socialise. These capabilities include autonomous, self-driving cars, vehicles that can be fixed without human intervention and the implementation of cognitive computing to learn and assimilate to the driver’s behaviours, the vehicle itself and the surrounding environment. Consumers indicated that they were very interested in all aspects of selfenabling vehicles, but diagnostics and preventive capabilities rated highest (59 percent), with 10 out of 16 countries placing it as the highest priority. Through the continually expanding landscape of sensors and cognitive computing, manufacturers will be able to understand betterthe vehicle’s issues, develop technology and recommend solutions, often, without the driver bringing the vehicle in for servicing. “Today’s vehicles have transformed from a mode of transportation, into a mobile data centre with onboard sensors and computers that capture volumes of information about the vehicle and its surroundings,” Alexander Scheidt, Global
Automotive Industry Leader, IBM Global Business Services, said. “Successful automakers will recognise the opportunity to accommodate for this disruption by offering the digital experiences and services that consumers desire.”
More Ownership Options The personal car will continue to be a primary mode of transportation, as its convenience remains very attractive to consumers. However there is a shift underway in what it means to own a vehicle. Of those surveyed, 42 percent would consider alternative ownership modes such as subscription pricing, while another 24 percent of respondents were very interested in fractional ownership of vehicles. Thirty-nine percent of consumers would consider a car-sharing model and 36 percent surveyed would choose the on-demand ride sharing option. Options for car sharing, on-demand ride sharing and peer-topeer rental not only give consumers the convenience of using a car without owning, but also gives car owners the opportunity to receive a return on investment on their underutilised auto. To compensate for consumer shifts in vehicle usage, automakers will need to develop new ownership models that meet consumer expectations and create alternative revenue streams.
While globally 67 percent surveyed agreed that it is still important to buy a vehicle in person from a dealership, original equipment manufactures (OEMs) and online brokers are empowering consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions. Forty-six percent of consumers said they would be very interested in purchasing online from an OEM and 38 percent would purchase online from third-party broker, if offered. To remain a trusted source in the retail chain, the study recommends automakers transform the buying experience with analytics and social media analysis to create more highly personalised interactions with potential customers.
Role In Design The consumer study concludes that the next phase of the automotive industry will be a very inclusive relationship between automakers and their customers. Both automakers and consumers express a greater desire for early collaboration in the design of new products and services. “The ease with which ideas can be generated and shared digitally and socially is compelling consumers to take on a greater role in shaping the vehicle of the future and creating a more personal and customised driving experience that is an extension of their digital lives,” Scheidt said.
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Calendar
Auto Expo 2016 – Components Show 4-7 Feb, 2016 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Confederation of Indian Industry +91-124- 4014060-67 Rachna.jindal@cii.in Auto Expo 2016 – Motor Show 5-9 Feb, 2016 India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers +91-11-47103010, 24647810-12 delhimotorshow@siam.in Hybrid and Vehicle Technologies Symposium 9-11 Feb, 2016 Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, USA’ SAE; Brandie Schandelmeier brandie@sae.org http://www.sae.org/events/hybridev/ Machine Tools Show 9 - 21 Feb 2016, Pune, India K & D Communications. http://kdclglobal.com/pmts-2016overview.php The International Commercial Vehicle Fair, India, 18-20 Feb 2016 Codissia Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore. NEXINNO Trade Fairs Pvt Ltd http://www.nexinno.in/ Ph:+91 44 43219666 China International Automotive Aftermarket Industry & Tuning Trade Fair Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre, China 26-28 February 2016 Exhibitions India Group Ph:011-4279 5000 Email: amanpreets@eigroup.in www.comnetexhibitions.com 86th International Motor Show, Geneva, 1 - 13 March 2016 Exhibition Center, PALEXPO, Case Postale 112, CH 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex Comité Permanent du Salon International de l’Automobile www.salon-auto.ch, Tel: + 41 22 761 11 11 The 37th Bangkok International Motor Show, Thailand, 21 March 2016 - 03 April 2016
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Challenger Hall 1-3, Impact Muang Thong Thani The Thai Automotive Industry Association, Tel: +66 2 229 4310 Automechanika Istanbul 7-10 April 2016 TUYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Centre, Beylikdüzü / Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey Hannover Fairs Turkey A.Ş. Tel +90 212 296 26 26 can.berki@turkey.messefrankfurt.com www.automechanika-istanbul. tr.messefrankfurt.com ExpoINA PAACE Automechanika Mexico City 13-15 April, 2016 Messe Frankfurt, Inc. Telephone +1 770.984.8016 Automotive Testing Expo 2016 India 20-22 April, 2016 UKIP Media & Events Ltd Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai, India Renata Lengui renata.lengui@ukipme.com http://www.testing-expokorea.com/ english/ Lagos Motor Fair Lagos, Nigeria 28 April – 04 May 2016 Exhibitions India Group Ph:011-4279 5000 Email: amanpreets@eigroup.in www.comnetexhibitions.com Automechanika Dubai 8 – 10 May, 2016 Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai Messe Frankfurt Middle East bilikozen@uae.messefrankfurt.com Telephone: +971 4 389 45 00 www.automechanikadubai.com AAITF (Auto Aftermarket and Industry Trade Fair Jakarta, Indonesia 21 – 23 May, 2016 Comnet Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd +91 11 4279 5000 Email: amanpreets@eigroup.in www.comnetexhibitions.com AAITF (Auto Aftermarket and Industry Trade Fair) Mexico City, Mexico 1 – 3 June, 2016 Comnet Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd
+91 11 4279 5000 Email: amanpreets@eigroup.in www.comnetexhibitions.com Automechanika Birmingham 7 - 9 June, 2016 NEC Birmingham, United Kingdom Forest Exhibitions Ltd info@uk.messefrankfurt.com Telephone: +44 (0) 1483 483 984 http://www.automechanika-birmingham.com Truck Trailer & Tyre Expo, India, 6-8 August 2016 Codissia Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Media Day Marketing, www. trucktrailerntyreexpo.com Tel Phone : +91-9342185915/9341473494 E-mail : tttexpo@gmail.com
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Automechanika Frankfurt 13 - 17 Sep, 2016 Frankfurt am Main Messe Frankfurt GmbH, automechanika@messefrankfurt.com Telephone: +49 69 75 75-0 www.messefrankfurt.com Automechanika Buenos Aires 9 – 12 November 2016 La Rural Trade Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina Indexport Messe Frankfurt SA Phone: +54 11 4514 1400 E-mail: automechanika@argentina. messefrankfurt.com, www.automechanika. com.ar Los Angeles Auto Show 2016, USA, 15 November - 27 November 2016 Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 Los Angeles Auto Show www.laautoshow.com/, Tel: +1 310 444 1850 Auto Serve 2016, India, 18 – 20 November 2016 Chenai Trade Centre, Chennai. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), www.cii.in Tel: +91-44-42444555
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T John S Powath He lives out of a suitcase. He keeps pace with the growing global footprint of Asian Business Media publications. John has a sense of humour whether engaging in business in Kuala Lumpur or Shanghai, Panama City or Akron. His anecdotal comments keep readers and executives in good humour
he definition of ‘transportation’ is to ferry men (of course, women also) and materials from one place to another. Some of you may consider this comment a little crude. But the harsh reality is that it is the truth. And truth is always bitter. When you look at the old cars, buses and trucks, it is too obvious that the purpose of the vehicle is limited to these functions. But time is changing. Every mode of vehicle is continually getting redesigned. Colour and shape constantly change. In this process of transformation, prices of every type of vehicle have been steadily increasing.
will cost more than the car, unbelievable and incredible, but it remains a fact. Like chasing wealth, vehicles have become the most fanciful item for the rich and the famous to chase..... Just have a look at the following incident which took place recently. Dan (name changed to cover the identity) was a single guy living at a home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out that he was going to inherit a fortune and a lot of very expensive and fancy vehicles when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a wife with whom to share his fortune.
Car is no longer a utility, but a status statement. Consumer researchers say, with cars you wear your status on the road. At any gathering, the car is the first entry point and gets noticed by all and sundry. I have often found people alighting from cars which they honestly cannot afford. Being a powerful symbol of prestige, you are there at the party to show off your possession on four or two wheels. Your ego gets a boost when you flaunt the best and most expensive car, no matter whether you can afford it or not. Many people love to use their vehicles to be showy, bold, or flashy. When it comes to youngsters, they prefer two-wheelers which are often more expensive than the four-wheelers! Then you have the convertibles with the ubiquitous side fittings. The youth tries to take care of the bike with all the fancy accoutrements that cost more than what you spend on car maintenance. These days most people are crazy going after fancy fittings on motorbikes and cars. No wonder auto parts business is thriving all over the world. Believe it or not, in places like the Middle East, the number plate with your fancy number
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One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away. “I may look like just an ordinary man,” he said to her, but in just a few years, my father would die, and I’ll inherit twenty million pounds, which includes a lot of mansions and a fleet of several expensive cars and what not. Impressed, the woman sought his business card and three months later, she became his stepmother. Women are so much better at financial planning and of late they have the ambition and urge in moving around in the most expensive and stylish cars!.
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